Country Brief: Sweden

After Somalia, it's time to bring you closer Sweden. In the segment I'd like to call, country breakdown.



Sweden


Health Care: Universal Health Care (covers everybody)
Cost: 9% of GDP

Life expectancy: men 79 years, women 83 years
Infant deaths per 1,000 births: 4


Population: 9 mln.
Unemployment rate – 8.3% (March stats), 404,000 unemployed

Central Governmental Debt: ~1,337,333,803 US Dollar (as of April 30th, 09)

Local Transportation costs: ~$90.00 per month.

GDP per capita: ~$38000.00
Form of government: Constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy

College tuition: tution is heavly subsidized by the government, therefore it's free (with rare exceptions)
Adult literacy rate: 99%

Internet Users: 7,295,200 Internet users (as of Dec, 08)

Same sex marriage: Allowed




Sources
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/02/world/europe/02briefs-swedenmarriage.html
https://www.riksgalden.se/default____16791.aspx
http://www.sweden.se/eng/Home/Work-live/Society-welfare/Health-care/Facts/Swedish-health-care/
http://www.thelocal.se/10402/20080311/
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_sweden.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/country-profile/sweden
http://www.internetworldstats.com/europa.htm#se
http://www.thelocal.se/19044/20090423/