Sweden

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Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east, and shares a maritime border with Denmark to the south. At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi) and with a population of 10.6 million, Sweden is the largest and most populous Nordic country, and is the fifth-largest country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm. The population density is 25.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (66/sq mi), and 88% of Swedes reside in urban areas, mostly in the southern and central portions of the country. Sweden's urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Sweden has a diverse climate owing to the length of the country, which ranges from 55°N to 69°N.

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Capital

Stockholm

Population

10,609,460

Area

447,425 km2

Climate

Temperate

Government

Parliamentary constitutional monarchy

Currency

Swedish krona

Languages

Swedish

Sells

cars, refined petroleum, packaged medicine, paper

Sells to

Germany 10%, USA 10%, Denmark 8%

Land borders

2: Finland, Norway

Drives on the

right

Calling code

+46

Founded

0900

Hemisphere

Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

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What it sells, and to whom

Every line is a thread: click a commodity or a partner to see who else trades in it.

Farms and fisheries

milk
wheat
sugar beets
barley
potatoes
oats

Largest cities

Stockholm capital	1,515,017
Gothenburg	608,462
Malmö	362,133
Uppsala	177,074
Linköping	166,673

Wars and conflicts

Click one to see everyone else who fought in it.

World War II1939–1945 Napoleonic Wars1803–1815 Seven Years' War1756–1763 Winter War1939–1940 Thirty Years' War1618–1648 War of the Third Coalition1805–1806 Finnish War1808–1809 Second Northern War1655–1660 Polish–Muscovite War1605–1618 Livonian Crusade1198–now First Barbary War1801–1805 Russo-Swedish War of 1788–17901788–1790 Russo-Swedish War of 1741-17431741–1743 Barbary Wars1801–1815 Swedish-Norwegian War 18141814 Swedish–Novgorodian Wars1101–1300

Form of government

Parliamentary constitutional monarchy.

representative democracy constitutional monarchy

Money, belief and alliances

Money

Swedish krona

Belongs to

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Council of the Baltic Sea States Arctic Council European Southern Observatory Nordic Council European Free Trade Association United Nations World Meteorological Organization European Union International Development Association International Energy Agency International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons NATO International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Australia Group

Climate and geography

temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north

Climate zone

Temperate

Highest point

Kebnekaise

Landmarks and landscapes

Vasa Museum Icehotel Stockholm archipelago

Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (2)

Finland

Norway

In charge right now

Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden Head of state

Ulf Kristersson Head of government

Figures from its history

Gustavus Adolphus Warrior king of the Thirty Years' War Gustavus Adolphus, also known as Gustav II Adolf or Gustav II Adolph, was King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632.

Alfred Nobel Inventor of dynamite, founder of the prizes Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish chemist, inventor, engineer, and businessman.

Olof Palme Prime minister assassinated in 1986 Sven Olof Joachim Palme was a Swedish politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 1986.

Greta Thunberg Climate campaigner Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg is a Swedish activist known for pressuring governments to address climate change and social issues.