Business Communications Short Formal Report Assignment

Location:

Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway.

Size/Population:

9103778(July 2012 est. )

Capital:

Stockholm

Climate:

Temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north.

Language:

Swedish(official), small Sami- and Finish-speaking minorities.

Time Zone:

Central European Time Zone(UTC+01:00)

Money/Exchange Rate:

1 Swedish Krona equals 0.13 US Dollar

GDP:

$379.4 billion (2011 est.) $363.4 billion (2010 est.) $343.8 billion (2009 est.) note: data are in 2011 US dollars

Chief Exports:

machinery 35%, motor vehicles, paper products, pulp and wood, iron and steel products, chemicals

Chief Imports

machinery, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, motor vehicles, iron and steel; foodstuffs, clothing

Main Industries:

iron and steel, precision equipment (bearings, radio and telephone parts, armaments), wood pulp and paper products, processed foods, motor vehicles

National Holiday:

Midsummer’s Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New year’s day.

Primary Religion:

Lutheran 87%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 13%

Top Sporting Event:

This is the most famous sports event of all of the international sports events held in Sweden. Skiing

Top Tourist Attractions:

Drottningholm, Vasa Museum. Stockholm Archipelago, Stromma Boat Tours, Djurgaden, Sigtuna, Visby, Gotland. The Gota Canal, Kiruna, Lapland