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Welcome to ElectionInfo.com's pages on Sweden
Official Name: Kingdom of Sweden
Capital: Stockholm
Area: 449,960 square kilometres ( 173,731 square miles )
Major cities (Population)
Stockholm 692,954 (1993 estimate)
Gothenburg 437,313 (1993 estimate)
Malmö 237,438 (1993 estimate)
Uppsala 178,011 (1993 estimate)
Linköping 125,610 (1993 estimate)
Örebro 124,164 (1993 estimate)
Västerås 121,593 (1993 estimate)
Norrköping 121,028 (1993)
Population: 8,780,000 (1995 estimate)
Population growth rate: 0.5 per cent (1990-1995 average)
Type of government: Constitutional monarchy
Independence: 1523 (from Denmark)
Constitution: 1 January 1975
Voting Rights: Universal at age 18
Government
Sweden is a constitutional monarchy that has been ruled since 1973 by King Carl XVI Gustaf, a descendant of the Bernadotte dynasty. His duties, however, are mainly ceremonial. The head of government is the prime minister, who is nominated by the speaker of the Riksdag (parliament) and then confirmed by a vote of the entire Riksdag. The 349 members of the Riksdag are elected for three-year terms. Local affairs are handled by municipal courts. The voting age is 18. Immigrants can vote in local elections after residing in the country for three years, but citizenship is required to vote in national elections.
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