Sweden

The flag of Sweden is blue with a yellow Scandinavian cross design. The thickness of the cross is 1 unit.
==Symbolism==
Most histories show the Swedish flag influenced by the flag of Denmark, the first official national flag in the world. Sweden at Flags of the World
==History==
The design of the flag has been discovered to be in use as early as the 1520s. The Swedish Flag Day is June 6, the anniversary of King Gustav I Vasa's reign's beginning.
During the union with Norway, the Sweden flag was a part of the Norway flag, seen as a smaller flag in the lower right square of the flag. It was however removed immediately after the breakup of the union in 1905.
== Other flags ==
The war flag and naval ensign of Sweden is a blue swallowtail with a yellow Nordic cross that extends to the left side of the flag. The flag is also used as a naval jack. 
The royal standard for kings and queens uses the naval ensign with a white square containing the greater coat of arms, while the royal standard for princes and princesses uses a smaller white square and lesser coat of arms.
File:Sweden (war flag, naval ensign and jack).svg|War flag, naval ensign, jack
File:Sweden (royal standard, kings and queens).svg|Royal standard, kings and queens
File:Sweden (royal standard, princes and princesses).svg|Royal standard, princes and princesses
==In Popular Media==
* Sweden's flag appears at the Swedish Embassy in Morocco in Hitman 2 and 3.
==References==
==European Nations==
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