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facts about sweden

1. 2/3 of Sweden’s land area is covered by forest
2. The fifth biggest country in Europe (in terms of area)
3. There are about 300 000 – 400 000 moose roaming freely in the woods
4. The Swedish Passport is among the world’s best passports
5. First country in the world to ban smacking children (since 1979 )
6. One of the highest VAT in the whole world
7. the is the highest number of Mcdonald’s restaurants in Europe per capita
8. sweden is so good at recycling that it even imports other countries waste.
9. One of the Swedish Kings became a pirate after he was forced away from the crown
10. it has the highest number of patents per capita in Europe
11. One of the few countries where the land mass is growing without war
12. 86% of the Swedes live in cities
13. Gay Relationships have been legalized since 1944
14. There are 95 700 lakes in the country
15. About 15% of Sweden's citizens were born in other countries.
16. Sweden joined the European Union in 1995.
17. Sweden's Twitter account is run by its people. Every week, a new citizen takes over the official social networking page for the country.
18. 87% of adults in Sweden have a high school diploma.
19. 2 million people living in Sweden are under the age of 18
20. Swedish is the official language, but many Swedes also speak English. Many of them speak English fluently.