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Country
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Sweden | 
Oman |
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Leader
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King: Carl XVI Gustaf Prime minister: Fredrik Reinfeldt
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Sultan, prime minister, foreign minister: Qaboos Bin Said Al Said
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Population
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9,103,788
| 3,090,150
|
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Life Expectancy
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81.180 years
| 74.470 years
|
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Capital City
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Stockholm
| Muscat
|
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Largest city
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| Stockholm (population: 1,253,310) | Muscat (population: 797,000) |
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Human Development Index
|
0.958
| 0.839
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| GDP per capita |
$40,900 US
| $26,900 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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99%
| 81.4%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
9.3
| 5.5
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
47%
| 9.1%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
Ingvar Kamprad & family ($22.0bn US)
| NA
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| Unemployment Rate |
7.500%
| 15.000%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Legal
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| |
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Political System
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constitutional monarchy
| monarchy
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Independence date
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6 June 1523 (Gustav VASA elected king)
| 1650 (expulsion of the Portuguese)
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| Religions |
Lutheran 87%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 13%
| Ibadhi Muslim 75%, other (includes Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim, Hindu) 25%
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| Languages |
Swedish, small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
| Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects
|
| Exports |
machinery 35%, motor vehicles, paper products, pulp and wood, iron and steel products, chemicals
| petroleum, reexports, fish, metals, textiles
|
| External Debt |
$1,016,000,000,000 $
| $9,054,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Swedish kronor (SEK) per US dollar - 6.4074 (2008 est.), 6.7629 (2007), 7.3731 (2006), 7.4731 (2005), 7.3489 (2004)
| Omani rials (OMR) per US dollar - 0.3845 (2008 est.), 0.3845 (2007), 0.3845 (2006), 0.3845 (2005), 0.3845 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.500%
| 11.400%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
5
| 0
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| Location |
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway
| Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE
|
| Area |
450,295 km sq
| 309,500 km sq
|
| Coastline |
3,218 km
| 2,092 km
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| Climate |
temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north
| dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south
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