Church of Sweden (Lutheran) 53.9%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 8.9%, none or unspecified 37.2% (2021 est.)
Government
Government type
parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Independence
6 June 1523 (Gustav VASA elected king of Sweden, marking the abolishment of the Kalmar Union of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden)
National holiday
National Day, 6 June (1983)
Legal system
civil law system influenced by Roman-Germanic law and customary law
Sweden's official language is recorded as Swedish[15].
Sweden's official language is recorded as Sámi[16].
Sweden's official language is recorded as Finnish[17].
Sweden's official language is recorded as Meänkieli[18].
Sweden's official language is recorded as Romani[19].
Sweden's official language is recorded as Yiddish[20].
Sweden's currency is recorded as Swedish krona[21].
Sweden's shares border with is recorded as Finland[22].
Sweden's shares border with is recorded as Norway[23].
Sweden's shares border with is recorded as Denmark[24].
Sweden's shares border with is recorded as Estonia[25].
Sweden's shares border with is recorded as Russia[26].
Sweden's shares border with is recorded as Latvia[27].
Body
Geography
Adjacent water bodies include Baltic Sea[3], a marginal sea[28]; Kattegat[4], a strait[29]; and Øresund[5], a strait[30]. Sweden is on the continent of Europe[7].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include sovereign state[8], country[9], unitary state[10], country bordering the Baltic Sea[11], and constitutional monarchy[12].
Things named for Sweden include National Day of Sweden[32], a public holidays in Sweden[33]; New Sweden[34], a colony[35], in Swedish Empire[36], founded in 1638[37]; HSwMS Sverige[38], a coastal defense ship[39]; and North Swedish Horse[40], a horse breed[41].
Why It Matters
Sweden draws 48,709 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #42 of 197).[2] Sweden has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Sweden is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for Sweden include National Day of Sweden[32], a public holidays in Sweden[33]; New Sweden[34], a colony[35], in Swedish Empire[36], founded in 1638[37]; HSwMS Sverige[38], a coastal defense ship[39]; and North Swedish Horse[40], a horse breed[41].
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