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| Swedish government officials who protect citizens' rights and ensure that courts and civil service follow the law |
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| the capital city of England, which is part of the United Kingdom |
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| to leave a political union, such as a nation, which is something many Catholics wanted Northern Ireland to do in the 1960s |
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| a popular British author of the nineteenth century who wrote A Chrismas Carol and Oliver Twist |
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| an agreement signed in 1988 by Ireland's Protestants and Catholics that established the Northern Ireland Assembly to represent voters from both groups |
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| What natural resources are found in the United Kingdom? |
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| small islands off of Sweden's coast |
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| What four regions make up the United Kingdom? |
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| a policy by which a country maintains military forces but does not take sides in the conflicts of other nations. Sweden's foreign policy is based on the principal of it. |
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| rain or snow that carries air pollutants back to Earth that has become a serious environmental problem in Sweden and other countries |
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| William Shakespeare, Mary Shelley, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Dickens, Virginia Woolf, George Orwell, C.S. Lewis, J.K. Rowling |
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| Who are some important British writers? |
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| electrical power generated by water and is the source of most of Sweden's electrical power |
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| Who actually leads the government in the United Kingdom? |
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| Beatles, Rolling Stones, Elton John, Sting, Dido |
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| Who are some important modern British musicians? |
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| What is the national pastime in the United Kingdom? |
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| Which body of water separates the United Kingdom from France? |
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| Which countries share a border with Sweden? |
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| The country must import food and raw materials for manufacturing. |
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| Why is trade an important industry of the United Kingdom? |
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| What legislative body makes the laws of Sweden? |
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| What is the national capital of Sweden? |
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| safe sources for electrical power and acid rain |
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| What environmental problems does Sweden face? |
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| Sweden tries not to form military alliances because it is a strong supporter of the United Nations. |
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| How does Sweden's neutrality affect its foreign relations? |
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| one of Sweden's most important Christian holidays |
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| most are Caucasian, 90% are Lutherans, and most speak Swedish |
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| In what way are Swedes a homogeneous people? |
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| cross-country and downhill skiing, skating, ice hockey, ice fishing, hiking, camping, tennis, soccer, and outdoor performances |
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| What types of recreation are popular in Sweden? |
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| In what areas has Sweden contributed to world culture? |
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