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Society And Defense
Society and Defence ( sv, Folk och Försvar) is a Swedish non-governmental organisation which acts as a forum for debate over defence and national security issues in Sweden. It has other organisations rather than individuals as its members. The membership, of about 50, includes youth leagues of political parties, trade unions, business associations, royal academies, voluntary defence organisations and others. See also *Swedish Armed Forces * Swedish Emergency Management Agency * Swedish National Board of Psychological Defence *Government of Sweden *Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences *Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences *Non-governmental organisations in Sweden *List of political parties in Sweden This article lists political parties in Sweden. Sweden has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments ... * Scandinavian defence union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-governmental Organisations In Sweden
Like most other countries, Sweden is home to a variety of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Among those with international reach are the Nobel Foundation and the Olof Palme International Center. Business and industry *Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (''Svenskt Näringsliv'') *Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations (''SACO'') * Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees (''TCO'') **Swedish Union of Clerical and Technical Employees in Industry (''SIF'') *Swedish Trade Union Confederation (''LO'') *Central Organisation of the Workers of Sweden (''SAC'') Defence *Society and Defence (''Folk och Försvar'') Think tanks *Timbro *Agora *Eudoxa Foundations *Nobel Foundation (''Nobelstiftelsen'') Other * Olof Palme International Center *Piratbyrån * SVEROK * Swedish Federation of Young Musicians * Tolkien Society of Sweden See also *Government Agencies in Sweden *Swedish Royal Academies *List of political parties in Sweden This article lists p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |