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- 6 Jun 1523 - 1818; re-adopted 7 Jun 1905 (officially re-adopted 22 Jun 1906) 6 Jun 1815 - 8 Mar 1844 8 Mar 1844 - 7 Jun 1905
Map of Sweden Hear National Anthem also called: "Du Gamla, Du Fria" (Thou Ancient, Thou Beautiful, Thou Mountainous North) Text of National Anthem Anthem Adopted 1844 Constitution (1 Jan 1975) Historical Maps of Sweden Hear Royal Anthem Text of Royal Anthem Adopted 1893 Act of Succession (26 Sep 1810) Capital: Stockholm (Uppsala to 1419) Currency: Swedish Krona (SEK) National Holiday: 6 Jun (1523) Flag Day Population: 8,986,400 (2004) GDP: $238.3 billion (2003) Exports: $102.8 billion (2003) Imports: $83.2 billion (2003) Ethnic groups: Swedish 88.5%, Finnish 2.2%, Serb/ Montenegrin 0.8%, Iranian 0.6%, Asian 2.4%, Bosniak 0.6%, African 0.6%,other 1% (2002) Total Armed Forces: 33,900 (2002) Merchant marine: 178 ships (2003) Religions: Church of Sweden (Lutheran) 86.5%, Muslim 2.3%, Roman Catholic 1.8%, Pentecostal 1.1%, Baptist, Buddhist, Jewish, Orthodox Christian, and other 8.3% (1999) | |
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