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| | Sweden |
 | | Sweden was one of the poorest countries in Europe in the 19th century, and shaped by a dogmatic Protestantism, until its natural assets – timber, iron ore, grains – allowed it to fund a social democratic welfare state in the early 20th century. |
 | | In the south of Sweden leaf-bearing trees are prolific, in the north pines and hardy birches dominate the landscape. |
 | | Sweden was inhabited by hunters and gatherers during the Stone Age (6000 BC – 4000 BC), following the recession of the last ice age – the Weichsel glaciation. |
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