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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Haga slott country Sweden
Torstenson War territorialChange Sweden
this entity surface form: Sweden received Jämtland
Cederhielm countryOfOrigin Sweden
Hank countryOfCitizenship Sweden
subject surface form: Henrik Lundqvist
Hank countryOfBirth Sweden
subject surface form: Henrik Lundqvist
Jämtland County country Sweden
Palmstruch Bank country Sweden
KVS country Sweden
subject surface form: Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala
KVS locatedIn Sweden
subject surface form: Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala
KVS oneOfOldestScientificAcademiesIn Sweden
subject surface form: Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala
Nina Persson residence Sweden
Knut Wicksell citizenship Sweden
Gustafs, Sweden country Sweden
Danderyd, Sweden country Sweden
subject surface form: Danderyd Municipality
Sissela Bok countryOfBirth Sweden
Sissela Bok citizenship Sweden
Johan Palmstruch country Sweden
subject surface form: Stockholms Banco
Sparrman countryOfCitizenship Sweden
subject surface form: Anders Sparrman
Sparrman placeOfBirth Sweden
subject surface form: Anders Sparrman