About 110 results for ‘Sweden’
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Sweden
Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland, and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Øresund. At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi), Sweden is the third largest country in the European Union by area, with a total population of about 9.4 million. Sweden has a low population density of 21 inhabitants per square kilometre (54 /sq mi) with the population mostly concentrated to the southern half of the country. About 85% of the population live in urban areas. Sweden's capital city is Stockholm, which is also the largest city. 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. The empire grew to be one of the great powers of Europe in the 17th and early 18th century. 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. Since then, Sweden has been at peace, practicing "non-participation in military alliances during peacetime and neutrality during wartime". However, Sweden has been a member of the European Union since 1 January 1995 and is a member of the OECD. Today, Sweden is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy of government and a highly developed economy. In 2010, it ranked fourth in the world in The Economist's Democracy Index and ninth in the United Nations' Human Development Index. In 2010, the World Economic Forum ranked Sweden as the second most competitive country in the world, after Switzerland. According to the UN, it has the third lowest infant mortality rate in the world. Sweden also has the lowest Gini coefficient of all countries (0.23), making Sweden the world's most equal country in terms of income. Sweden's wealth, however, is distributed much less equally than its income. At a Gini of 0.742, Swedish wealth inequality is similar to the global average.
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- chaussure de femme
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- 18th century
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Marie-Antoinette de Lorraine-Habsbourg, reine de France, ...
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- Clothing
- Hat
- Marie Antoinette
- Portrait
- Woman
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- 18th century
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HENRI-LEONARD-JEAN-BAPTISTE BERTIN (1719-1792)
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- Painting
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- Man
- Minister (government)
- Portrait
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- 18th century
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CESAR-GABRIEL DE CHOISEUL, DUC DE PRASLIN (1712-1785)
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- Painting
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- Book
- Man
- Minister (government)
- Portrait
- Sitting
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- 18th century
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JOSEPH-MARIE TERRAY (1715-1778)
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- Painting
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- Man
- Minister (government)
- Portrait
- Sitting
- Writing
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- Date:
- 18th century
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GUSTAVE IV, ROI DE SUEDE (1778-1837)
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- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Child
- Crown (headgear)
- Drum
- Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
- Order (honour)
- Overcoat
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- Date:
- 18th century
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CESAR-GABRIEL DE CHOISEUL, DUC DE PRASLIN (1712-1785)
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Man
- Minister (government)
- Officer (armed forces)
- Portrait
- Wig
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- Date:
- 18th century
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PRINTEMPS ARCTIQUE
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Arctic Ocean
- Landscape
- Mountain
- Sailing ship
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- Date:
- 20th century
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CESAR-GABRIEL DE CHOISEUL, DUC DE PRASLIN
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- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Man
- Minister (government)
- Portrait
- Sitting
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- Date:
- 18th century
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JEUNE FILLE S'APPRETANT A ORNER LA STATUE DE L'AMOUR D'UN...
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- Painting
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- Cupid
- Flower
- Garland
- Painting
- Ronde-bosse
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- assiette (ronde, chantourné)
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- 18th century
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- assiette (ronde, chantourné) | décor floral
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- Date:
- 18th century
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- Designation:
- soupière (à couvercle, paire, élément)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Phoenix (mythology)
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- Date:
- 18th century
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LOUIS DE FRANCE, DAUPHIN (1729-1765)
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- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Crown prince
- Helmet
- Louis, Dauphin of France, Duke of Burgundy
- Man
- Portrait
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- Date:
- 18th century
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Pêcheurs de Saint Yves
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Brittany
- Sailing ship
- Street light
- Village
- Woman
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Portrait d'Emilie Nairac
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Arrow
- Bow and arrow
- Diana (mythology)
- Hairstyle
- Portrait
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- Date:
- 18th century
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