Sweden

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Sweden is a Nordic country in Northern Europe known for its high standard of living, strong welfare state, and long-standing policy of neutrality.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European country
Nordic country
sovereign state
borderCountry Finland
Norway
callingCode +46
capital Stockholm
coatOfArms Greater coat of arms of Sweden
continent Europe
CouncilOfEuropeMember true
currency Swedish krona
demonym Swedes
surface form: Swede
drivesOn right
EUMemberState true
flag Flag of Sweden
formerStateReligion Lutheranism
foundingMemberOf Nordic Council
United Nations
governmentType unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
hasCoastlineOn Baltic Sea
Gulf of Bothnia
Kattegat
Skagerrak
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister
headOfStateTitle Monarch
historicalUnion Kalmar Union
Sweden–Norway union
humanDevelopmentIndexRank very high
ISO3166-1Alpha2Code SE
ISO3166-1Alpha3Code SWE
knownFor comprehensive social welfare system
environmental sustainability policies
gender equality policies
high standard of living
largestCity Stockholm
lifeExpectancyLevel high
longstandingPolicy military neutrality
majorIsland Gotland
Öland
majorityReligion Lutheranism
surface form: Lutheran Christianity
maritimeBoundaryWith Denmark
Estonia
Germany
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Russia
monarch King of Sweden
surface form: Carl XVI Gustaf
nationalAnthem Du gamla, Du fria
nationalDay 6 June
nationalLegislature Riksdag
NATOMember true
NordicCouncilMember true
OECDMember true
officialLanguage Swedish
officialReligion none
regionalOrganization Nordic countries
SchengenAreaMember true
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
UNMemberState true
welfareState strong
WTOMember true

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IT Faculty country Sweden
Evert hasUsageRegion Sweden
Rindö country Sweden
Katrineholm country Sweden
Häggvik country Sweden
Fokker D.VII usedBy Sweden
Erik usedInCountry Sweden
Erik nameDayCountry Sweden
Flen country Sweden
Northern Sami language spokenIn Sweden
subject surface form: Northern Sami
Martinsson regionOfUse Sweden
Blekinge country Sweden
Blekinge cededTo Sweden
Lars hasOrigin Sweden
Lars commonInCountry Sweden
Rotebro country Sweden
Edsviken locatedIn Sweden
Edsviken country Sweden
Great Seals country Sweden
subject surface form: Great Seal of the Realm (Sweden)
Andrea Ammon workLocation Sweden
Resarö country Sweden
Resarö postalCountry Sweden
Skogsön country Sweden
Karin hasNameDayInCountry Sweden
Treaty of Lund signatory Sweden
Vyborg Castle controlledBy Sweden
Skarpö country Sweden
Östhammar country Sweden
Östhammar country Sweden
subject surface form: Östhammar Municipality
Östhammar country Sweden
subject surface form: Forsmark nuclear power plant
Faculty of Social Sciences country Sweden
subject surface form: Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Gothenburg