Sweden
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Sweden is a large country in Scandinavia. Usually considered a stronghold of social democracy, Sweden is a welfare state, and consistently ranks in the top 10 in the UN Human Development Index. It's also really freaking far north, almost as far north as you can get in Europe.
It borders Norway and Finland, and Denmark across a bridge.
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[edit] Exports
They make Saabs and Volvos and sell them to safety-conscious Americans.
IKEA, the giant cardboard put-it-together-yourself furniture chain, is based in Sweden, hence the Swedish meatballs they gladly serve to the homeless in their stores.
[edit] Culture
ABBA were great overrated great. And so are hot tubs.
It is also quite interesting to note that the country which gave us those great pillagers, rapists and looters - the Vikings - managed to turn itself into one of the great liberal democracies in the world. There may yet be hope for the USA.
[edit] Unfair mockery
The British like to make fun of Swedish accents.
Americans like to make fun of the accents of descendants of Swedish immigrants.
[edit] Fair mockery
The Swedes often make fun of the Norwegians.
[edit] Other
- Sweden has had continuous peace since 1814.
- A Swedish spruce tree has lived at peace for nearly 10,000 years. This spruce is the oldest known tree in the world. It has been alive since before the creation of the world in 4004 BCE and even survived Noah's flood! [1]
- Fred Phelps hates Sweden. Sweden has yet to make peace with him.
