There are 10 million people in Sweden.The capital of Sweden, Stockholm, is also the country’s largest city, with more than 850,000 inhabitants.
Other big cities are Gothenburg, Malmö and Uppsala.
Less than three per cent of Sweden’s land area is built up and forests cover 69 per cent of the country. Sweden is long – some 1,574 kilometres from top to bottom – and can be divided into three major regions: Götaland in the south, Svealand in the middle and Norrland in the north.
Swedish is the official language of Sweden.
Sweden is a member of the European Union, but has its own currency, the krona, or Swedish Crown.
The neighbouring countries are Norway, Finland and Denmark.
Sweden is one of the world’s most innovative nations,
Generations of innovativeness have led to a long list of world-changing inventions like the three-point seatbelt, the pacemaker, the adjustable wrench and safety matches. More recent Swedish inventions include Spotify and Skype.
capital – huvudstad
inhabitants – invånare
less – mindre
area – område
cover – täcker
bottom – botten
divided – delad
official – officiella
member – medlem
currency – valuta
major – stor
innovative – nyskapande
generations – generationer
adjustable wrench – skiftnyckel
recent – nyligen
include – inkluderar