Sweden
Sweden (officially Kingdom of Sweden) is a country in Northern Europe, with its capital at Stockholm, and is home to roughly 10.6M people.
Swedish is the official language; the currency in circulation is Swedish krona (kr); people from here are called Swedish.
- »Sweden has among the highest number of islands of any country.
- »Its right of public access allows anyone to walk, camp and forage on most land.
- »Around 70% of the country is forested.
Sweden straddles the Arctic Circle.
Sweden touches two neighbours: Finland to the northeast and Norway to the northwest. Directions run from one centre to the other.
Stockholm is built across fourteen islands where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic, connected by more than fifty bridges.
443,123 km² (171,091 sq mi), 57th largest of 198 countries and territories on file, almost exactly the size of Uzbekistan.
Population 10,569,709, 93rd of 198 on file. That averages 24 per km² (62 per sq mi).
A gold Nordic cross on blue, taken from the national coat of arms. Tradition credits a golden cross seen in the sky by King Eric IX before a battle.