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Kingdom of the Swedish Empire Konungariket Sverige | |
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Motto: Riket före allt. The Empire above all. | |
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Capital and | Stockholm |
Official languages | Scandoswedish |
Recognised national languages | Scandoswedish |
Ethnic groups (2018) | Scandinavian: 78.5%, Finnoscandinavian: 17.4%, Other: 4.1% |
Religion | Anglicanism |
Demonym(s) | Scand |
Government | Unitary federal presidential constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Hans I (Folkungaätten) |
• President | Viktor Appelgren |
Legislature | Parliament |
Establishment | |
1306 | |
Area | |
• | 1,278,258 km2 (493,538 sq mi)Includes external territories (21st) |
Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 36 million (35th) |
• 2016 census | 35,988,000 |
• Density | 28/km2 (72.5/sq mi) (150th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate |
• Total | $3.8 trillion |
Gini |
30 medium |
HDI |
very high · 7th |
Currency | Scandinavian Krona (SAK) |
Time zone | UTC+1, UTC +2 |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2, UTC +3 |
Date format | DD-MM-YYYY CE |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +46 |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Internet TLD | .se |
Sweden, the Swedish Empire, or colloquially known as Kingdom of Sweden (Scandoswedish: Konungariket Sverige [koːnɵŋaˌriːkɛt ˈsværjɛ]), is a country in Northern Europe comprising of 5 States of Sweden. It borders Germany to the south and Russia to the east. At 1,278,258 km² (493,538 sq mi), Sweden is the largest country in the European Union, and the third largest in Europe. The capital city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 36 million, making it the 10th most populated country in Europe. It has a low population density of 28 inhabitants per square kilometer (73/sq mi), whilst the highest urban concentration occurs in Svealand, with smaller concentrations in Östland, Östdanlandet, and Nyland.