Sweden
geographical name
Swe·den
ˈswē-dᵊn 
variants
or Swedish Sverige
country (a kingdom) in northern Europe on the peninsula of Scandinavia west of the Baltic Sea; capital Stockholm area 173,860 square miles (450,295 square kilometers), population 10,041,000
Note: Northernmost Sweden is north of the Arctic Circle.
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“Sweden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sweden. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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