racy: 99% (male NA%, female NA%) age 15 and over can
read and write (1979 est.)

_#_Labor force: 4,572,000 (October 1990); government services 37.4%,
mining, manufacturing, electricity, and water service 23.1%, private
services 22.2%, transportation and communications 7%, construction 6.3%,
agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 3.8%, other 0.2% (1988)

_#_Organized labor: 80% of labor force (1990 est.)

_*_Government
_#_Long-form name: Kingdom of Sweden

_#_Type: constitutional monarchy

_#_Capital: Stockholm

_#_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

_#_Independence: 6 June 1809, constitutional monarchy established

_#_Constitution: 1 January 1975

_#_Legal system: civil law system influenced by customary law; accepts
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations

_#_National holiday: Day of the Swedish Flag, 6 June

_#_Executive branch: monarch, prime minister, Cabinet

_#_Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament (Riksdag)

_#_Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Hogsta Domstolen)

_#_Leaders:

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);

Head of Government--Prime Minister Carl BILDT (since 3 October
1991)

_#_Political parties and leaders:
ruling four-party coalition consists of the
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 WACHMEISTER;
Left Party (VP; Communist), Lars WERNER;
Swedish Communist Party (SKP), Rune PETTERSSON;
Communist Workers' Party, Rolf HAGEL;
Green Party, no formal leader

_#_Suffrage: universal at age 18

_#_Elections:

Riksdag--last held 15 September 1991 (next to be held
September 1994);
results--Social Democratic 37.6%, Moderate (conservative)
21.9%, Liberal People's Party 9.1%, Center Party 8.5%, Christian