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| Capital city: |
Stockholm |
| Surface area: |
450,000 sq km |
| Population: |
9.2 million |
| Official language(s): |
Swedish |
| Head of State: |
HM King Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Head of Government: |
Prime Minister Mr Fredrik Reinfeldt |
| Australian exports to Sweden: |
A$352 million |
| Australian imports from Sweden: |
A$2,143 million |
| Sweden's principal export destinations: |
Norway, Germany, UK |
| Sweden's principal import sources: |
Germany, Norway, Denmark |
(Source: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Country economic fact sheet)
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The Swedish economy is arguably stronger now than it has been since the late 1960s. It is experiencing a phase of strong and rapidly increasing employment, at the same time as recording the second lowest inflation in the European Union after the UK, and strong current account and budget surpluses.
For the latest key economic indicators and statistics, please see the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade country economic fact sheet.
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Sweden is a constitutional monarchy and has had a parliamentary system of government since 1719. The Social Democratic Party has long been the natural governing party of Sweden and has held power for all but nine of the past 60 years.
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