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Sweden
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ISO 3166-1:SE
Kingdom of Sweden
Konungariket Sverige
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National day of mourning
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Sveden
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officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: ˈsvær:.jə), is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe

has land borders with Norway and Finland, and is connected to Denmark by the Oresund Bridge

Its capital and largest city is Stockholm, with a population of 800,000 and metropolitan area of 2 million

Situated in Northern Europe, Sweden lies west of the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Bothnia, providing a long coastline, and forms the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula

It has been a member of the European Union since January 1, 1995

Midsummer's Eve by Anders Zorn

Traditional Swedish rural house, painted in the traditional Swedish Falu red

Agnetha Fältskog of Swedish band ABBA performing in 1977

Writer and playwright August Strindberg

Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite

Christer Fuglesang, the first Swede and the first Nordic citizen in space

The 190 m tall Turning Torso skyscraper in Malmö is the second tallest residential skyscraper in Europe

Halsö Island in Gothenburg's archipelago

The main library of Lund University

The entrance hall of Uppsala University

Stockholm is the capital and largest city in Sweden

Walpurgis Night bonfire in Sweden

Distribution of the Swedish language

The Gothenburg tram M32

Stockholm's Olympiastadion

Swedish knäckebröd, or crisp bread

Swedish police car (Volvo V70)

Real GDP growth in Sweden, 1996-2006

Jämtland, Härjedalen, Idre & Särna }}

Panoramic view of Ale's Stones in Scania, southern Sweden

A rock painted moose from Jämtland

At 449964 square kilometers (173,732 sq mi), Sweden is the largest country by area in Northern Europe and fourth largest in Europe

This runestone from Aspa, Södermanland is the oldest native source mentioning Sweden, suiþiuþu, from the 11th century

Rock carvings from Tanum, Bohuslän

A map of Sweden with largest cities and lakes and most important roads and railroads, from a printed CIA World Factbook. (See also: Atlas of Sweden)

Visby, a medieval city on Gotland

The Riksdag building, Stockholm

The Riksdag assembly hall following its 2006 renovation

The Swedish multirole fighter JAS 39 Gripen is the backbone of the Swedish Air Force

The Lapporten mountain pass in Lappland

Kingdoms of Svear (Swedish) and Götar (Geats) in the twelfth century

Gross Regional Product (GRP) per capita in thousands of kronor (2004)

The 25 provinces of Sweden

Sweden municipal borders

View of the Kebnekaise valley

Summer scenery in Jämtland

The modern name Sweden is derived through back-formation from Old English Sweoðeod, which meant "people of the Swedes" (Old Norse Svíþjóð, Latin Suetidi)

's prehistory begins in the Allerød warm period c. 12,000 BC with Late Palaeolithic reindeer-hunting camps of the Bromme culture at the edge of the ice in what is now the country's southernmost province

a constitutional monarchy, in which King Carl XVI Gustaf is head of state, but royal power has long been limited to official and ceremonial functions

an export-oriented market economy featuring a modern distribution system, excellent internal and external communications, and a skilled labour force. Timber, hydropower, and iron ore constitute the resource base of an economy heavily oriented toward

's energy market is largely privatized. Nordic energy market is one of the first liberalized energy markets in Europe and it's traded in Nord Pool

has always provided solid support for free trade (except agriculture), free immigration, and strong property rights

All young children from 1-5 years old are guaranteed a place in public day-care facility (förskola or dagis)

As of April 2007, the total population of Sweden was estimated to be 9,131,425

Being an advanced industrial nation, research plays a key role for the economic development as well as for the society at large, Sweden's high-quality scientific and technological development is renowned throughout the world

has many authors of worldwide recognition including August Strindberg, Astrid Lindgren, and Nobel Prize winners Selma Lagerlöf and Harry Martinson

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Sweden
has 16 synonyms ↓
Boston Tea Party
ISO 3166-1:SE
Kingdom of Sweden
Konungariket Sverige
Must
National day of mourning
Science magazine
SE to delete
Sveden
Sverige
Swedenland
Swedish
Swedish people
Swedish Realm
Sweeden
瑞典
Suggest another synonym or correct a wrong one