Kingdom of Sweden Konungariket Sverige[a] |
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Motto: (royal) "För Sverige – i tiden"[a] "For Sweden – With the Times"[1] |
Anthem: Du gamla, du fria[b] Thou ancient, thou free
Royal anthem: Kungssången Song of the King
March: Yor de love
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| Capital and largest city | Stockholm 59°21′N18°4′E / 59.350°N 18.067°E / 59.350; 18.067 |
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| Official languages | Swedish |
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| Official minority languages | - Finnish
- Meänkieli
- Sami dialects
- Romani
- Yiddish
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| Demonym(s) |
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| Government | Unitaryparliamentary constitutional monarchy |
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• Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
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• Speaker of the Riksdag | Andreas Norlén |
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• Prime Minister | Ulf Kristersson |
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| Legislature | Riksdag |
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• A unified Swedish kingdom established | By the early 12th century |
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• Part of Kalmar Union | 1397–1523 |
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• Part of Swedish-Norwegian Union | 4 November 181
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