Sweden
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Sweden has been inhabited since prehistoric times, . The inhabitants emerged into history as the Geats () and Swedes (), which together constituted the sea-faring peoples known as the Norsemen. A unified Swedish state was established during the late 10th century. In 1397, Sweden joined Norway and Denmark to form the Scandinavian Kalmar Union, which Sweden left in 1523. When Sweden became involved in the Thirty Years' War on the Protestant side, an expansion of its territories began, forming the Swedish Empire, which remained one of the great powers of Europe until the early 18th century. During this era Sweden controlled much of the Baltic Sea. Most of the conquered territories outside the Scandinavian Peninsula were lost during the 18th and 19th centuries. The eastern half of Sweden, present-day Finland, was lost to Imperial Russia in 1809. The last war in which Sweden was directly involved was in 1814, when Sweden by military means forced Norway into a personal union, a union which lasted until 1905.
Sweden is a highly developed country ranked fifth in the Human Development Index. It is a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy, with legislative power vested in the 349-member unicameral . It is a unitary state, divided into 21 counties and 290 municipalities. Sweden maintains a Nordic social welfare system that provides universal health care and tertiary education for its citizens. It has the world's 14th highest GDP per capita and ranks very highly in quality of life, health, education, protection of civil liberties, economic competitiveness, income equality, gender equality and prosperity. Sweden joined the European Union on 1 January 1995. It is also a member of the United Nations, NATO, the Nordic Council, the Schengen Area, the Council of Europe, the World Trade Organization and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Provided by Wikipedia
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Published: 1987
Superior document: Romanica Gothoburgensia 34
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Published: Anno, 1737
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Published: 1701
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“...Schweden Avdelningen för Arkeologiska Undersökningar...”
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Published: M.DCC.LXXXVII.
Superior document: Nouvelle description des environs de Paris: Contenant les détails historiques et descriptifs des Maisons Royales, des Villes, Bourgs, Villages, Châteaux, etc. remarquables par des usages ou des évènemens singuliers, et par des beautés de la Nature et des Arts. Première partie
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Published: 1938
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Published: M.DCC.LXXXVII.
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Published: M.DCC.LXXXVII.
Superior document: Nouvelle description des environs de Paris: Contenant les détails historiques et descriptifs des Maisons Royales, des Villes, Bourgs, Villages, Châteaux, etc. remarquables par des usages ou des évènemens singuliers, et par des beautés de la Nature et des Arts. Seconde partie
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Published: 1757
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Published: 1987
Superior document: Konferenser / Kungliga Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien 15
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Published: År, 1801
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Published: 1977-1994
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Published: 1752;, 1752
Superior document: Museum Odescalchum Sive Thesaurus Antiquarum Gemmarum Cum Imaginibus In Iisdem Insculptis, Et Ex Iisdem Exsculptis Quae A Serenissima Christina Svecorum Regina Collectae In Museo Odescalcho Adservantur Et A Pietro Sancte Bartolo Quondam Incisae, Nunc Primum In Lucem Proferuntur 2
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Published: 1751;, 1751
Superior document: Museum Odescalchum Sive Thesaurus Antiquarum Gemmarum Cum Imaginibus In Iisdem Insculptis, Et Ex Iisdem Exsculptis Quae A Serenissima Christina Svecorum Regina Collectae In Museo Odescalcho Adservantur Et A Pietro Sancte Bartolo Quondam Incisae, Nunc Primum In Lucem Proferuntur 1
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Published: 2001
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Published: 1965-1979
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“...Schweden König 1792-1809 : Gustaf IV. Adolf...”
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Published: 1721
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Published: 2006
Links: Inhaltsverzeichnis
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Published: 1974
Superior document: Sylloge nummorum Graecorum Sweden 1