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<title>
Sweden: Government
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Sweden
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: Kingdom of Sweden</l>
<l> conventional short form: Sweden</l>
<l> local long form: Konungariket Sverige</l>
<l> local short form: Sverige</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: SW
</p>
<p>Type: constitutional monarchy
</p>
<p>Capital: Stockholm
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: 24 provinces (lan, singular and
plural); Alvsborgs Lan, Blekinge Lan, Gavleborgs Lan, Goteborgs
och Bohus Lan, Gotlands Lan, Hallands Lan, Jamtlands Lan,
Jonkopings Lan, Kalmar Lan, Kopparbergs Lan, Kristianstads Lan,
Kronobergs Lan, Malmohus Lan, Norrbottens Lan, Orebro Lan,
Ostergotlands Lan, Skaraborgs Lan, Sodermanlands Lan, Stockholms
Lan, Uppsala Lan, Varmlands Lan, Vasterbottens Lan,
Vasternorrlands Lan, Vastmanlands Lan
</p>
<p>Independence: 6 June 1809 (constitutional monarchy
established)
</p>
<p>Constitution: 1 January 1975
</p>
<p>Legal system: civil law system influenced by customary law;
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
</p>
<p>National holiday: Day of the Swedish Flag, 6 June
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: ruling four-party coalition
consists of Moderate Party (conservative), Carl BILDT; Liberal
People's Party, Bengt WESTERBERG; Center Party, Olof JOHANSSON;
and the Christian Democratic Party, Alf SVENSSON; Social
Democratic Party, Ingvar CARLSSON; New Democracy Party, Count
Ian WACHTMEISTER; Left Party (VP; Communist), Gudrun SCHYMAN;
Communist Workers' Party, Rolf HAGEL; Green Party, no formal
leader
</p>
<p>Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> Riksdag: last held 15 September 1991 (next to be held NA
September 1994); results - Social Democratic Party 37.6%,
Moderate Party (conservative) 21.9%, Liberal People's Party
9.1%, Center Party 8.5%, Christian Democrats 7.1%, New Democracy
6.7%, Left Party (Communist) 4.5%, Green Party 3.4%, other 1.2%;
seats - (349 total) Social Democratic 138, Moderate Party
(conservative) 80, Liberal People's Party 33, Center Party 31,
Christian Democrats 26, New Democracy 25, Left Party (Communist)
16; note - the Green Party has no seats in the Riksdag because
it received less than the required 4% of the vote
</p>
<p>Executive branch: monarch, prime minister, Cabinet
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: unicameral parliament (Riksdag)
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Hogsta Domstolen)
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: King CARL XVI GUSTAF (since 19 September
1973); Heir Apparent Princess VICTORIA Ingrid Alice Desiree,
daughter of the King (born 14 July 1977)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Prime Minister Carl BILDT (since 3
October 1991); Deputy Prime Minister Bengt WESTERBERG (since NA)
</p>
<p>Member of: AfDB, AG (observer), AsDB, Australian Group, BIS,
CBSS, CCC, CE, CERN, COCOM (cooperating country), CSCE, EBRD,
ECE, EFTA, ESA, FAO, G-6, G-8, G-9, G-10, GATT, IADB, IAEA,
IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO,
INMARSAT, INTERPOL, INTELSAT, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LORCS, MTRC,
NAM (guest), NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OECD, ONUSAL, PCA, UN, UNAVEM
II, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNIKOM,
UNMOGIP, UNOMOZ, UNPROFOR, UNTSO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, ZC
</p>
<list>
<l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador Carl Henrik LILJEGREN</l>
<l> chancery: Suite 1200 and 715, 600 New Hampshire Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20037</l>
<l> telephone: (202) 944-5600</l>
<l> FAX: (202) 342-1319</l>
<l> consulates general: Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York</l>
</list>
<list>
<l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
<l> chief of mission: (vacant)</l>
<l> embassy: Strandvagen 101, S-115 89 Stockholm</l>
<l> mailing address: use embassy street address</l>
<l> telephone: [46] (8) 783-5300</l>
<l> FAX: [46] (8) 661-1964</l>
</list>
<p>Flag: blue with a yellow cross that extends to the edges of
the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist
side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)
</p></body></article></text>