The international geography . Fig. gS.—SwedishMerchant Service Flag. Sweden 203. take the first place. The principal copper mines are at Falun, zinc is pro-duced at Ammeberg, and silver at Sala ; but there is scarcely any coal inthe country except in Scania. Swedish iron has a reputation all over theworld for its purity. The United Kingdom and Germany come first in theforeign trade, then Denmark, Norway, Finland, andRussia. The means of communication are excellent inparts, and everywhere good. A network of roadsextends over the whole country. The admirablenatural waterways have been improved b
The international geography . Fig. gS.—SwedishMerchant Service Flag. Sweden 203. take the first place. The principal copper mines are at Falun, zinc is pro-duced at Ammeberg, and silver at Sala ; but there is scarcely any coal inthe country except in Scania. Swedish iron has a reputation all over theworld for its purity. The United Kingdom and Germany come first in theforeign trade, then Denmark, Norway, Finland, andRussia. The means of communication are excellent inparts, and everywhere good. A network of roadsextends over the whole country. The admirablenatural waterways have been improved by the con-struction of canals, of which the most important isFIG. ^wedhh Naval ^^e system between the Kattegat and the Baltic, in-cluding the TroUhatta and Gota canals and the greatlakes. Steamer communication is kept up on the internal waterways andalong the coast during the open part of the year. The railway system hasbeen steadily improved, and Sweden now possesses a greater extent of rail-ways in proportion to inhabitants than any other country in Europe. Thesystem is
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