Sweden
/ˈswiːdən/- a country occupying the eastern part of the Scandinavian peninsula; pop. 9,059,700 (est. 2009); official language, Swedish; capital, Stockholm. Swedish name SVERIGE.瑞典（斯堪的纳维亚半岛东部国家; 2009年估计人口9,059,700; 官方语言瑞典语; 首都斯德哥尔摩; 瑞典语名SVERIGE）。
Originally united in the 12th century, Sweden formed part of the Union of Kalmar with Denmark and Norway from 1397 until its re-emergence as an independent kingdom in 1523. Between 1814 and 1905 it was united with Norway. A constitutional monarchy, Sweden has pursued a policy of nonalignment, and it remained neutral in the two world wars. Sweden joined the European Union in 1995.