As reported by Freakitude…

"Sweden is opening a Virtual Embassy in Second Life. The virtual embassy is being built by the Swedish Institute. Swedish Institute is an agency of the Swedish foreign ministry tasked with informing the world about Sweden.

The embassy would not provide passports or visas but would instruct visitors how to obtain such documents in the real world and act as a link to web-based information. Many big business companies have already opened their shops in second life but Sweden is to become the first country to establish diplomatic representation in the virtual reality world of Second Life."