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Country name Sweden, in 35 editions.

The entry for Sweden published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 11 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.

editions changed the text
11
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).

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conventional long form:
Kingdom of Sweden
conventional short form:
Sweden
local long form:
Konungariket Sverige
local short form:
Sverige
etymology:
  • name derives from the North Germanic Svea tribe that inhabited central Sweden;
  • the tribe's name probably comes from the Old German word sweba , meaning "independent;" the local form of the country's name, Sverige, means "kingdom of the Svea"

conventional long form: Kingdom of Sweden
conventional short form: Sweden
local long form: Konungariket Sverige
local short form: Sverige
etymology: name ultimately derives from the North Germanic Svear tribe, which Svea tribe that inhabited central Sweden and is first mentioned in Sweden; the first centuries A.D. tribe's name probably comes from the Old German word sweba , meaning "independent;" the local form of the country's name, Sverige, means "kingdom of the Svea"

Central Intelligence Agency. “Sweden: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/sweden/country-name.

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