Filed under Europe and more precisely Northern Europe, Sweden is a sovereign state. Treaties and official documents call it Kingdom of Sweden. Its seat of government is Stockholm.
The land area is 450,295 km², which ranks it 57th of the 250 countries and territories in this dataset — just behind Papua New Guinea and just ahead of Uzbekistan. Put next to a country most people can picture, it is almost exactly the same size as Morocco.
The population is about 10.6 million, placing it 93rd of 250 by population — between Papua New Guinea above it and Greece below. Among the 16 entries in Northern Europe it ranks 1st by area and 2nd by population.
Geography and neighbours of Sweden
The coordinates the dataset gives are 62.0° N, 15.0° E, which puts it in the northern hemisphere, roughly 6,902 km from the equator, in what geographers would call high-latitude latitudes.
Russia and Canada sit at almost exactly the same latitude on other parts of the globe.
It borders 2 neighbours: Finland and Norway. The largest of them by area is Finland, which is also the most populous. Together those neighbours hold about 11.2 million people.
It has both a coastline and land borders, which is the most common arrangement of all.
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How crowded Sweden is, and what is spoken there
Spread across 450,295 km², that works out at about 23 people per square kilometre, which makes it less crowded than the typical entry on this list. For comparison, the median entry on this list sits near 90 per square kilometre.
The demonym is Swedish, so residents are Swedish.
Swedish is the only official language. It shares that with Finland and the Ã…land Islands.
Against Europe as a whole it is the 14th most populous of 53 entries, and it accounts for 9.7% of everyone living in Northern Europe.
Useful reference details
The currency is the Swedish krona (kr, SEK). It is issued for Sweden alone.
Its internet country code is .se. The international dialling code is +46. In ISO terms it is se in two letters and SWE in three.
If a quiz asks for the capital of Sweden, the answer is Stockholm.
As a sovereign state it is among the 193 UN members listed here. The other 57 entries are territories, dependencies or observers, which is why totals on this site run to 250 rather than the familiar 195.
Neighbouring countries
Sweden shares borders with 2 countries:
Fun facts about Sweden
- The Swedish krona is used here and nowhere else on this list.
- It lies about 6,902 km from the equator, in high-latitude latitudes.
- It shares land borders with 2 countries: Finland and Norway.
- People from Sweden are known as Swedish.
- Websites based there use the .se domain.
- Russia and Canada sit at almost the same latitude, on the far side of the globe.
- In land area it is almost exactly the same size as Morocco.
Sweden — frequently asked questions
- What is the capital of Sweden?
- The capital of Sweden is Stockholm.
- Which countries border Sweden?
- Sweden borders 2 countries: Finland and Norway. Finland is the largest of them by area.
- What language is spoken in Sweden?
- The official language of Sweden is Swedish. It is also official in 2 other entries on this list.
- How big is Sweden?
- Sweden covers 450,295 km², ranking 57th of 250 by land area. That makes it almost exactly the same size as Morocco.
- Is Sweden a country?
- Yes. Sweden is a sovereign state and one of the 193 UN members listed on this site.
- What is the population of Sweden?
- Sweden has a population of about 10.6 million, which makes it the 93rd most populous of the 250 countries and territories listed on this site. Papua New Guinea sits just above it and Greece just below.
- Where is Sweden located?
- Sweden is in Northern Europe, part of Europe. Its reference coordinates are 62.0° north and 15.0° east, roughly 6,902 km from the equator in high-latitude latitudes.
- What currency does Sweden use?
- Sweden uses the Swedish krona, written kr (currency code SEK). No other entry in this dataset uses it.
