Baltic Travel Agent Specialists
Sweden,
officially the Kingdom of Sweden is a Nordic country
on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It has borders with
Norway (west and north) and Finland (northeast). It has been a member
of the European Union since January 1, 1995. Its capital city is Stockholm.
At 449,964 km² (173,720 square miles), Sweden is the third largest
country by area in Western Europe and fifth in all of Europe. Sweden
has a low population density of 20 people per square kilometre, except
in its metropolitan areas; 84% of the population lives in urban areas,
which comprise only 1.3% of the country's total land area so that's
about 1,300 people per square kilometre (3,400 per square mile) in urban
areas. The inhabitants of Sweden enjoy a high standard of living, and
the country is generally perceived as modern and liberal, with an organisational
and corporate culture that is non-hierarchical and collectivist compared
to its Anglo-Saxon counterparts. Nature conservation, environmental
protection and energy efficiency are generally prioritized in policy
making and embraced by the general public in Sweden..
Modern Sweden emerged out of the Kalmar Union formed in 1397, and by
the unification of the country by King Gustav Vasa in the 16th century.
In the 17th century the country expanded its territories to form the
Swedish empire. Most of the conquered territories outside the Scandinavian
Peninsula, were lost during the 18th and 19th centuries. The eastern
half of Sweden constituted by the eastern half of Norrland and Österland
was lost to Russia in 1809. The last war in which Sweden was directly
involved was in 1814, when Sweden by military means forced Norway into
a personal union with Sweden, a union which lasted until 1905. Since
1814, Sweden has been at peace, adopting a non-aligned foreign policy
in peacetime and neutrality in wartime.
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