A stalactite (UK /ËstaelÉktaÉªt/ , ËSTÃ¦LÉKTAÉªT /us/ ; stÉËlaektaÉªt stÉËlÃ¦ktaÉªt From the, (greek), stalasso ÏÏÎ±Î»Î¬ÏÏÏ, to drip and meaning that) which drips is a type of formation that hangs from the ceiling, of caves, hot springs or manmade structures such as bridges. and mines stalactite is not necessarily a speleothem, though speleothems are the most common form of stalactite because of the abundance of limestone caves.
Money, while it cannot buy happiness, is an important means to achieving higher living standards. In Sweden, the average household net-adjusted disposable income per capita is USD 29 185 a year, more than the OECD average of USD 25 908 a year.But there is a considerable gap between the richest and poorest â the top 20% of the population earn more than four times as much as the bottom 20%.n average in Sweden, girls outperformed boys by 20 points, more than the average OECD gap of 8 points. In terms of health, life expectancy at birth in Sweden is almost 82 years, two years higher than the OECD average of 80 years. Life expectancy for women is 84 years, compared with 80 for men.
Sweden has achieved a high standard of living under a mixed system of high-tech capitalism and extensive welfare benefits. Sweden has the second highest total tax revenue behind Denmark, as a share of the country's income. As of 2012, total tax revenue was 44.2% of GDP, down from 48.3% in 2006.owever, at the same time the Swedish industry has received less money for its exports while the import prices have gone up. During the period 1995â2003 the export prices were reduced by 4% at the same time as the import prices climbed by 11%. The net effect is that the Swedish terms-of-trade fell 13%.