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Sweden
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Sverige - Konungariket Sverige
Sverige (officiellt Konungariket Sverige) är en konstitutionell monarki i norra Europa, beläget på östra delen av den skandinaviska halvön. Landet gränsar till Norge i väster, Finland i nordost, samt Danmark i sydväst via Öresundsbron. Landet har också maritima gränser till Estland, Lettland, Litauen, Polen, Tyskland samt Ryssland (Kaliningrad). De omgivande vattnen är Bottenviken och Bottenhavet som utgör en del av Östersjön, samt i sydväst Skagerrak, Kattegatt och Öresund.
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Ruoŧŧa - Ruoŧagillii Sverige'
Ruoŧŧa (ruoŧagillii Sverige) lea riika Eurohpas. Dan rádjeriikkat leat Suopma ja Norga. Ruoŧa oaivegávpot lea Stockholbma.
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Ruotsi - Ruotsin kuningaskunta
Ruotsi on perustuslaillinen monarkia Skandinaviassa Pohjois-Euroopassa. Sillä on yhteinen raja Suomen ja Norjan kanssa. Ruotsi on Euroopan unionin jäsen ja pohjoismainen teollisuusmaa.
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Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
The Kingdom of Sweden is a Nordic country in Scandinavia. It is bordered by ► Norway in the west, ► Finland in the northeast, the Skagerrak Strait and the Kattegat Strait in the southwest, and the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia in the east. It is connected to ► Denmark in the southwest by the Oresund Bridge.
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| Short name |
Sweden |
| Official name |
Kingdom of Sweden |
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Independent country since the middle ages (1134), member of the ► European Union since 1995. |
| Location |
North Europe |
| Capital |
Stockholm |
| Population |
9,113,257 inhabitants |
| Area |
449,964 km² |
| Language |
Swedish |
| Religion |
Lutheranism |
| More information |
Sweden, Geography of Sweden, History of Sweden and Politics of Sweden |
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Sweden - Sweden (Category). |
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General maps
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Map of Sweden
Karta över Sverige |
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Map of Sweden
Karta över Sverige |
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Map of Sweden
Karta över Sverige |
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Map of Sweden
Karta över Sverige |
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Location of Sami (Lapland)
Karta som belyser Sami, (Lappland) |
Maps of divisions
This section holds maps of the administrative divisions.
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Historical provinces of Sweden
Sveriges landskap |
History maps
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Sweden, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Sweden.
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A map of the area covered by the Pre-Roman Iron Age, 4th century BC - 1st century BC |
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Sweden during the Viking Age
Sverige under vikingatiden
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Map showing Scandinavian settlement in the eight (dark red), ninth (red), tenth (orange) and eleventh (yellow) centuries. Areas denoted in green are those affected by frequent viking incursions, but with little or no Scandinavian settlement. |
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Sweden in 1020
Sverige år 1020
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Sweden in the 12th century
Sverige på elvahundratalet
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Scandinavia in 1219. The realms of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the Sword Brethren |
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Sweden in 1280
Sverige år 1280
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Kalmar Union 16th Century
Kalmarunionen i början på 1500-talet
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Historical provinces of Sweden
Historiska landskap från tiden då Finland var svenskt |
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Sweden between 1560 and 1660 |
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Sweden 1658
Sverige år 1658
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Sweden 1658 compared with present Sweden
Sverige 1658 jämfört med dagens Sverige
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The Baltic provinces of the Swedish Empire in the 17th century. With English country names.
De svenska baltiska besittningarna under 1600-talet, med engelska lands- och ortsnamn.
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The Baltic provinces of the Swedish Empire in the 17th century. With Swedish country names.
De svenska baltiska besittningarna under 1600-talet, med svenska lands- och ortsnamn.
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The region after the Vienna congress
Norden efter Wienkongressen
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Old maps
This section holds copies of original general maps older than 70 years of this entry.
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Map of Sweden (Scandinavia) from the 1st century
Karta över Sverige från ca 150 e.kr. |
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Map of Sweden (Scandinavia) from the 16th century
Karta över Sverige från 1500-talet |
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Map of Sweden from the 18th century
Karta över Sverige från 1700-talet |
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Map of Sweden from the 19th century
Karta över Sverige från 1800-talet |
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Map of Sweden and Norway in 1905
Karta över Sverige och Norge 1905 |
Other maps
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GRP per capita per län, counted in thousands of Swedish crowns (2004).
Bruttoregionalprodukt per invånare i de svenska länen. Räknat i tusental svenska kronor.
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Satellite maps
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Satellite map
Satellitbild över Sverige och Norden |
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Satellite map
Satellitbild över Sverige |
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Satellite map
Satellitbild över Sverige |
Notes and references
General remarks:
- The WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Atlas of the World is an organized and commented collection of geographical, political and historical maps available at Wikimedia Commons. The main page is therefore the portal to maps and cartography on Wikimedia. That page contains links to entries by country, continent and by topic as well as general notes and references.
- Every entry has an introduction section in English. If other languages are native and/or official in an entity, introductions in other languages are added in separate sections. The text of the introduction(s) is based on the content of the Wikipedia encyclopedia. For sources of the introduction see therefore the Wikipedia entries linked to. The same goes for the texts in the history sections.
- Historical maps are included in the continent, country and dependency entries.
- For Burma, see Myanmar; Great Britain and Northern Ireland, see United Kingdom; Ivory Coast, see Côte d'Ivoire; Pridnestrovie, see Transnistria; Taiwan, see China, Republic of; Timor-Leste, see East Timor.
- The status of various entities is disputed. See the content for the entities concerned.
- The maps of former countries that are more or less continued by a present-day country or had a territory included in only one or two countries are included in the atlas of the present-day country. For example the Ottoman Empire can be found in the Atlas of Turkey.
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