Sweden
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Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden, is a country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the Öresund Bridge in the south.
Sweden is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government and a highly developed economy. Sweden emerged as an independent and unified country during the Middle Ages. In the 17th century the country expanded its territories to form the Swedish Empire. 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 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 with Sweden, a union which lasted until 1905. Since then, Sweden has been at peace, adopting a non-aligned foreign policy in peacetime and neutrality in wartime.
[edit] Sweden in In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Sweden was one of the few independent countries in Europe with much of the continent under the rule of the Greater German Reich.
In 2011, Sweden joined other countries in demanding the release of Führer Heinz Buckliger after the SS attempted its putsch against the reformer.
[edit] Sweden in Worldwar
Sweden was the only country Northern Europe not conquered or dominated by Germany in World War II. Sweden officially remained neutral in that war, but bordered as it was by German-conquered Norway to the west and German ally Finland to the east, it was largely dominated by the Axis.
Sweden's climate was too cold for the Race to thrive in. Between this and German protection, Sweden's independence was guaranteed by Atvar in the Peace of Cairo despite its inability to resist the Conquest Fleet on its own. However, it did not have diplomatic relations with the Race.
Despite its close ties to the Reich, Sweden wisely refrained from declaring war on the Race when Germany invaded Poland in the 1960s. While damage from fallout was considerable, Sweden itself was spared from nuclear fire.
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