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An island or isle is any piece ___MASK46___ sub - continental land that is surrounded by water . Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets , skerries , cays or keys . An island in a river or a lake island may be called an eyot or ait , and a small island off the coast may be called a holm . A grouping ___MASK46___ geographically or geologically related islands is called an archipelago , e . g . the ___MASK47___ . ___MASK41___ is a Scandinavian country in Europe . The southernmost and smallest of the Nordic countries , it is south - west of Sweden and south of Norway , and bordered to the south by Germany . The Kingdom of ___MASK41___ is the sovereign state that comprises ___MASK41___ proper and two autonomous constituent countries in the North Atlantic Ocean : the Faroe Islands and Greenland . ___MASK41___ has a total area of , and a population of 5 . 7 million . The country consists of a peninsula , Jutland , and an archipelago of 443 named islands , with the largest being Zealand and Funen . The islands are characterised by flat , arable land and sandy coasts , low elevation and a temperate climate . Count ( male ) or countess ( female ) is a title in European countries for a noble ___MASK46___ varying status , but historically deemed to convey an approximate rank intermediate between the highest and lowest titles ___MASK46___ nobility . The word " count " came into English from the French " comte ", itself from Latin " comes " in its accusative " comitem " meaning  companion , and later  companion ___MASK46___ the emperor , delegate ___MASK46___ the emperor . The adjective form ___MASK46___ the word is "". The British and Irish equivalent is an earl ( whose wife is a " countess ", for lack ___MASK46___ an English term ). Alternative names for the " count " rank in the nobility structure are used in other countries , such as " Graf " in ___MASK42___ and " Hakushaku " during the Japanese Imperial era . ___MASK90___ , officially the Kingdom ___MASK46___ ___MASK90___ ( Swedish : ), is a Scandinavian country in ___MASK78___ ___MASK69___ . It borders Norway to the ___MASK68___ and Finland to the ___MASK81___ , and is connected to ___MASK41___ in the ___MASK11___ by a bridge - tunnel across the Öresund . At , ___MASK90___ is the third - largest country in the ___MASK43___ by area , with a total population ___MASK46___ 10 . 0 million . ___MASK90___ consequently has a low population density ___MASK46___ , with the highest concentration in the southern half ___MASK46___ the country . Approximately 85 % ___MASK46___ the population lives in urban areas . Steninge Palace ( also known as Steninge Manor ) is a Baroque palace overlooking Lake Mälaren near ___MASK74___ outside ___MASK46___ ___MASK18___ , Sweden . Built 1694 - 1698 to the design ___MASK46___ architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger , the palace is directly inspired by Château de Vaux - le - Vicomte in France , and has a reputation in Sweden as one ___MASK46___ the most elegant examples ___MASK46___ Baroque mansions . Steninge Palace was completed in 1705 . The estate has a history dating back to the 13th century and has seen many owners , but two families have strongly influenced the premises : those ___MASK46___ Carl Gyllenstierna ( 1649 -- 1735 ) and Axel von Fersen . Today the palace is privately owned by a company which keeps it accessible for visitors : Steninge Palace Cultural Centre . ___MASK57___ , officially the Republic ___MASK46___ ___MASK57___ , is a sovereign state in ___MASK78___ ___MASK69___ . A peninsula with the Gulf ___MASK46___ ___MASK57___ to the south and the Gulf ___MASK46___ Bothnia to the ___MASK68___ , the country has land borders with Sweden to the ___MASK38___ , Norway to the north , and Russia to the east . Estonia is south ___MASK46___ the country across the Gulf ___MASK46___ ___MASK57___ . ___MASK57___ is a Nordic country situated in the geographical region ___MASK46___ Fennoscandia , which also includes Scandinavia . ___MASK57___ ' s population is 5 . 5 million ( 2014 ), staying roughly on the same level over the past two decades . The majority ___MASK46___ the population is concentrated in the southern region . In terms ___MASK46___ area , it is the eighth largest country in ___MASK69___ and the most sparsely populated country in the ___MASK43___ . A head ___MASK46___ state ( or chief ___MASK46___ state ) is the public persona that officially represents the national ___MASK45___ and legitimacy ___MASK46___ a sovereign state . In developing the current Constitution ___MASK46___ France ( 1958 ), former French president Charles de Gaulle said the head ___MASK46___ state should embody " the spirit ___MASK46___ the nation " (""). In some countries , typically those with parliamentary governments , the head ___MASK46___ state is a ceremonial figurehead that does not actually guide day - to - day government activities and may not even be empowered to exercise any kind ___MASK46___ political authority ( e . g ., Queen ___MASK8___ II in the United Kingdom ). In other countries , the head ___MASK46___ state is also the head ___MASK46___ government , such as in the U . S ., where the president is both a public figurehead and the actual highest ranking political leader who , in practice , oversees the executive branch . The ___MASK18___ archipelago is the largest archipelago in Sweden , and the second - largest archipelago in the Baltic Sea ( the largest being across the Baltic in Finland ). During the 6th millennium BC , agriculture spread from the ___MASK93___ to Italy and Eastern ___MASK69___ , and also from Mesopotamia to ___MASK23___ . World population was essentially stable at numbers ranging between approximately 5 and 7 million . Count Nicodemus Tessin the Younger ( May 23 , 1654  April 10 , 1728 ) was a Swedish Baroque architect , city planner , and administrator . The ___MASK43___ ( EU ) is a political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe . It has an area of , and an estimated population of over 510 million . The EU has developed an internal single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states . EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people , goods , services , and capital within the internal market , enact legislation in justice and home affairs , and maintain common policies on trade , agriculture , fisheries , and regional development . Within the Schengen Area , passport controls have been abolished . A monetary union was established in 1999 and came into full force in 2002 , and is composed of 19 EU member states which use the euro currency . The Baltic Sea ( ; ) is a sea ___MASK46___ the ___MASK96___ , enclosed by Scandinavia , Finland , the Baltic countries , and the North European Plain . It includes the Gulf ___MASK46___ Bothnia , the Bay ___MASK46___ Bothnia , the Gulf ___MASK46___ Finland , the Gulf ___MASK46___ ___MASK29___ , and the Bay ___MASK46___ Gdask . The sea stretches from 53 ° N to 66 ° N latitude and from 10 ° E to 30 ° E longitude . A mediterranean sea ___MASK46___ the Atlantic , with limited water exchange between the two bodies , the Baltic Sea drains through the Danish islands into the Kattegat by way ___MASK46___ the straits ___MASK46___ Øresund , the Great Belt , and the Little Belt . ___MASK53___ is a historical and cultural region in ___MASK78___ ___MASK69___ characterized by a common ethnocultural North Germanic heritage and mutually intelligible North Germanic languages . ___MASK56___ (; Norwegian : ( Bokmål ) or ( Nynorsk ); Sami : " Norgga "), officially the Kingdom ___MASK46___ ___MASK56___ , is a sovereign and unitary monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion ___MASK46___ the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the island ___MASK85___ and the archipelago ___MASK46___ Svalbard . The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub - Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part ___MASK46___ the Kingdom . ___MASK56___ also lays claim to a section ___MASK46___ Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land . Until 1814 , the Kingdom included the Faroe Islands ( since 1035 ), Greenland ( 1261 ), and Iceland ( 1262 ). It also included Shetland and Orkney until 1468 . It also included the following provinces , now in Sweden : Jämtland , Härjedalen and Bohuslän . ___MASK18___ ( or ) is the capital of Sweden and the most populous city in the Nordic countries ; 932 , 917 people live in the municipality , approximately 1 . 5 million in the urban area , and 2 . 3 million in the metropolitan area . The city is spread across 14 islands on the coast in the southeast of Sweden at the mouth of Lake Mälaren , by the ___MASK18___ archipelago and the Baltic Sea . The area has been settled since the Stone Age , in the 6th millennium BC , and was founded as a city in 1252 by a Swedish statesman Birger Jarl . It is also the capital of ___MASK18___ County . ___MASK74___ ( roughly pronounced ) is a suburb ___MASK46___ Metropolitan ___MASK18___ , a locality and the seat ___MASK46___ ___MASK34___ , ___MASK18___ County , Sweden with 27 , 034 inhabitants in 2015 . The town is situated close to ___MASK18___ ' s main international airport , Arlanda . Even if its origins go back to around 500 AD , ___MASK74___ is a widespread modern residential area . ___MASK74___ has a mix ___MASK46___ multi - storey dwellings and smaller houses . It is in a phase ___MASK46___ expansion and new residential areas are built both in central parts ___MASK46___ ___MASK74___ and in the surrounding areas like for instance Steningehöjden . ___MASK74___ can be reached by commuter trains from ___MASK18___ running at quarterly intervals during daytime and by bus from ___MASK18___ Arlanda Airport . The central parts ___MASK46___ ___MASK74___ has a shopping area " ___MASK74___ Centrum " with various shops , pub and restaurants . Another smaller shopping area is " Valsta Centrum ". East ___MASK46___ the central parts ___MASK46___ ___MASK74___ there is an industrial area and a bit further east close to the airport a shopping mall " Eurostop ". Most parts ___MASK46___ ___MASK74___ and the municipality ___MASK46___ Sigtuna can be reached with local bus services originating at the railway station and also connecting with commuter trains . Biography . Early life . It is known that Birger grew up and spent his adolescence in Bjälbo , ___MASK48___ but the exact ___MASK44___ of his birth remains uncertain and available historical sources are contradictory . Examinations of his mortal remains indicate that he was probably about 50 upon his death in 1266 which would indicate a birth around 1216 . However , his father Magnus Minnesköld is assumed to have died no later than 1210 , which would ___MASK3___ to an assumed birth a few years earlier . Under any circumstance , he was the son of Ingrid Ylva , who according to Olaus Petri was a daughter of Sune Sik and granddaughter of ___MASK71___ Sverker I of Sweden , which would make Birger a matrilineal member of the House of Sverker . His brothers or half - brothers  Eskil , Karl , and Bengt  were all born long before 1200 , and it can therefore be assumed that they had another mother . He was also a nephew of the jarl Birger Brosa from the House of Bjelbo . The combination of this background proved to be of vital importance . Mälaren , historically referred to as Lake Malar in English , is the third - largest ___MASK10___ lake in Sweden ( after Vänern and Vättern ). Its area is 1 , 140 km² and its greatest depth is 64 m . Mälaren spans 120 kilometers from east to west . The lake drains , from south - west to north - east , into the Baltic Sea through the Södertälje Canal , Hammarbyslussen , Karl Johansslussen and Norrström . The easternmost bay of Mälaren , in central ___MASK18___ , is called Riddarfjärden . The lake is located in Svealand and bounded by the provinces of Uppland , Södermanland , Närke , and Västmanland . The two largest islands in Mälaren are Selaön ( 91 km² ) and Svartsjölandet ( 79 km² ). In Christianity , an archbishop ( via Latin " archiepiscopus ", from Greek , from -, " chief ", and , " bishop ") is a bishop ___MASK46___ higher rank or office . In some cases , like the Lutheran Church ___MASK46___ Sweden , it is the denomination leader title . Like popes , patriarchs , metropolitans , cardinal bishops , diocesan bishops , and suffragan bishops , archbishops are in the highest ___MASK46___ the three traditional orders ___MASK46___ bishops , priests , also called presbyters , and deacons . An archbishop may be granted the title , or ordained as chief pastor ___MASK46___ a metropolitan see or another episcopal see to which the title ___MASK46___ archbishop is attached . Valsta is a suburban area in the vicinity ___MASK46___ Märsta , north ___MASK46___ ___MASK18___ , Sweden . A palace is a grand residence , especially a royal residence , or the home ___MASK46___ a head ___MASK46___ state or some other high - ranking dignitary , such as a bishop or archbishop . An architect is someone who plans , designs , and reviews the construction ___MASK46___ buildings . To " practice architecture " means to provide services in connection with the design ___MASK46___ buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings , that have as their principal purpose human occupancy or use . Etymologically , " architect " derives from the Latin " architectus ", which derives from the Greek " (" arkhi -", chief + " tekton ", builder ), i . e ., chief builder . The Nordic countries or Nordics are a geographical and cultural region in ___MASK78___ ___MASK69___ and the North Atlantic , where they are ___MASK9___ commonly known as Norden ( lit ., " The North "). They consist of ___MASK41___ , Finland , Iceland , Norway , and Sweden , including their associated territories ( Greenland , the Faroe Islands , and the Åland Islands ). The Stone Age was a broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make implements with an edge , a point , or a percussion surface . The period lasted roughly 3 . 4 million years , and ended between 8700 BCE and 2000 BCE with the advent ___MASK46___ metalworking . ___MASK78___ ___MASK69___ is the ___MASK78___ part or region of ___MASK69___ . Although no definitive borders or definition exists for the term , geographically , ___MASK78___ ___MASK69___ may be considered to consist approximately of all of ___MASK69___ above the 52nd parallel north ; which includes ( from ___MASK68___ to ___MASK81___ ) ___MASK9___ or all of : Iceland , the Republic of Ireland , the Isle of Man , the United Kingdom , the Faroe Islands , the Netherlands , ___MASK78___ Germany , ___MASK41___ , Norway , Sweden , ___MASK78___ Poland , Finland , Estonia , Latvia , Lithuania and ___MASK38___ Russia . However , narrower definitions may also be used based on other geographical factors , such as climate and ecology . Greenland , geographically a part of North America , is politically a part of the Kingdom of ___MASK41___ , and may be included depending on the definition . ___MASK18___ County (" Stockholms län ") is a county or " län " ( in Swedish ) on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden . It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County . It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea . The city of ___MASK18___ is the capital of Sweden . ___MASK18___ County is divided by the historic provinces of Uppland ( Roslagen ) and Södermanland ( Södertörn ). More than one fifth of the Swedish population lives in the county . ___MASK18___ County is also one of the statistical " riksområden " ( national areas ) according to , Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics within the EU . With more than two million inhabitants , ___MASK18___ is the most densely populated county of Sweden . ___MASK34___ (" Sigtuna kommun ") is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden . Its seat is located in the town of Märsta , approximately 37 km north of the Swedish capital , Stockholm .