Sweden

Sweden is a Scandinavian nation of thousands of coastal

islands, inland, lakes, forests and mountains. Its principal

cities, eastern capital Stockholm and southwestern Gothenburg

and Malmo, are all on the sea.

.The land area of Sweden is 4th largest in Europe.

.Sweden has a population of 9.5 million people in 2012.

.While being a part of the EU Sweden has retained it's own

currency the krona.

.Ice hockey and football are Sweden's main sports.

.Sweden is set to become the first country in the world to phase out petrol for biofuel.