Sweden

Official name: Kingdom of Sweden
Also known as: Konungariket Sverige (Swedish), Sverige, Svithiod

Sweden Map OutlineCapital: Stockholm
Total Area: 450,295 km² (173,860 mi²) (57th)
Approximate population: 10,606,999 (90th) - (2024 est.)
Location: Northeastern Europe
Languages: Swedish (official)
— note: Finnish, Sámi, Romani, Yiddish, and Meänkieli are official minority languages
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Ethnic groups: Swedes 79.6%, Syrian 1.9%, Iraqi 1.4%, Finnish 1.3%, other 15.8% - (2022 est.)
Currency: Swedish krona (kr) (SEK)
Time zone: UTC+1 (CET), Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Calling code: (+46)
Organizations: United Nations, European Union, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Border countries (2): Finland 545 km (339 mi), Norway (non-EU) 1,666 km (1,035 mi).
Coastline: 3,218 km (2,000 mi)
Maritime boundaries: Baltic Sea

Administrative divisions (21) counties (lan, singular and plural):
Blekinge, Dalarna, Gavleborg, Gotland, Halland, Jamtland, Jonkoping, Kalmar, Kronoberg, Norrbotten, Orebro, Ostergotland, Skane, Sodermanland, Stockholm, Uppsala, Varmland, Vasterbotten, Vasternorrland, Vastmanland, Vastra Gotaland.

Natural resources: Iron, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, tungsten, uranium, arsenic, feldspar, timber, hydropower