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Sweden is a monarchy
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Our currency is called crowns or in Swedish - kronor. 1 dollar is equivalent to 7 crowns
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We have a population of over 9 million, spreading across an area of 449 964 km2 which means about 20 persons per sq kilometer
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Most of the population is living in the southern half of the country
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The capital city is Stockholm with a population of over 1,8 million
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100% of the Swedish population can read and write
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In Sweden we speak...well Swedish of course - which is closely related to Danish, Norwegian and German
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Sweden is divided into different landscapes, 24 as a total, and this pod cast is brought to you from the most southern of those - Skåne
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Down here in Skåne we only have a 20-minute ferry ride to Denmark and the European continent.
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Most people know about the Swedish smörgåsbord, which is basically a gigantic buffet which among other things include meatballs of course
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But the national dish is probably "SILL & POTATIS" which translates into herring and potatoes. This is eaten with a dip and sour cream and a shot of strong alcohol, called Brännvin. The dish is served at the biggest of our national holidays - Midsummer, "MIDSOMMAR"
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A typical Swedish vacation is either spent in the Mediterranean on a charter trip or at a trailer park somewhere in Sweden. This is also a popular destination for tourists visiting Sweden.
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We are also known worldwide for our interior decorating style. This has been exported to the world by IKEA, which you just might have heard of. The founder of IKEA, Ingvar Kamprad is by the way one of the world's wealthiest guys.
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A typical Swedish discipline is that we take off our shoes inside our houses, just like the Japanese do. This way we don't get the floors all dirty.
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A typical Swedish mentality - unfortunately - is that most of us are whoosies. We don't say our opinion out loud, in fear that we might offend someone or be frowned upon. So we just sit quietly, and accept things the way they are.
