a kingdom in NW Europe, occupying the E part of the Scandinavian Peninsula, on the Gulf of Bothnia and the Baltic: first united during the Viking period (8th–11th centuries); a member of the European Union. About 50 per cent of the total area is forest and 9 per cent lakes. Exports include timber, pulp, paper, iron ore, and steel. Official language: Swedish. Official religion: Church of Sweden (Lutheran). Currency: krona. Capital: Stockholm. Pop: 9 910 701 (2017 est). Area: 449 793 sq km (173 665 sq miles)
Swedish name: Sverige
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Swe•den
(swēd′n),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa kingdom in N Europe, in the E part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 8,946,193;
173,732 sq. mi. (449,964 sq. km).Cap.: Stockholm. Swedish, Sverige.
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