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5 days ago · Pop. (2020 est.) 5,841,000. Baltic states, northeastern region of Europe containing the countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea. They are bounded on the west and north by the Baltic Sea, on the east by Russia, on the southeast by Belarus, and on the southwest by Poland and an exclave of Russia.
5 days ago · Sweden - Museums, Art, Music: The country’s cultural institutions are subsidized through state funding. Cultural activities reach all parts of the country through traveling companies devoted to theatre, concerts, and exhibitions. Despite state support, the majority of these cultural offerings are also dependent on private funding. Every municipality has a public library where books are loaned free of charge. The libraries are often centres for other cultural events as well. Scientific ...
4 days ago · Poland is located at a geographic crossroads that links the forested lands of northwestern Europe and the sea lanes of the Atlantic Ocean to the fertile plains of the Eurasian frontier. Now bounded by seven nations, Poland has waxed and waned over the centuries, buffeted by the forces of regional history. In the early Middle Ages, Poland’s ...
5 days ago · Sweden - Economy, Trade, Manufacturing: Sweden’s per capita gross national product (GNP) is among the highest in the world, but so are its taxes. Most enterprises are privately owned and market-oriented, but when transfer payments—such as pensions, sick pay, and child allowances—are included, roughly three-fifths of gross domestic product (GDP) passes through the public sector.
2 days ago · Map created by reddit user Aggravating-Walk-309 This map illustrates the population growth in various Western European countries between 1950 and 2020. The countries shown include the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
5 days ago · 1819. 1206. Malmö FF is the best football / soccer team in Sweden today. Djurgården are the second best. The third place belongs to Elfsborg, while Hammarby IF and BK Häcken complete the Top 5 from the national ranking. Check out our complete club world, continental and national rankings.
5 hours ago · During World War II more than 100,000 Koreans were mandatorily drafted into the Imperial Japanese Army. Independence movements during the colonial era included the March 1st Movement. Koreans created an official, formal government to prepare for independence. The Provisional Government of Republic of Korea was established in 1919.
