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Sweden
Also Known As Kingdom of Sweden
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Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe, bordering Norway to the west and north and Finland to the east. Historians typically trace the line of Swedish monarchs from the tenth century, when Svealand and Gotaland came to be ruled under the same king, with no single clean founding date recorded, unlike a colonial independence. Its capital is Stockholm.
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Stockholm is the capital of Sweden.
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1. Sweden (Wikipedia)
1. Sweden (Wikipedia)
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Stockholm
1. Sweden (Wikipedia)
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450,295 km2
1. Sweden (Wikipedia)
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10,610,485 (October 2025 estimate)
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Historians typically start the line of Swedish monarchs from when Svealand and Gotaland were ruled under the same king, namely Erik the Victorious and his son Olof Skotkonung in the tenth century.
1. Sweden (Wikipedia)
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Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east, and shares a maritime border with Denmark to the south.
Stockholm (Wikipedia)
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Stockholm is the capital and most populous city of Sweden, as well as the largest urban area in the Nordic countries.
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