Sweden is a Scandinavian nation with thousands of coastal islands and inland lakes, along with vast boreal forests and glaciated mountains. Its principal cities, eastern capital Stockholm and southwestern Gothenburg and Malmö, are all coastal. Stockholm is built on 14 islands. It has more than 50 bridges, as well as the medieval old town, Gamla Stan, royal palaces and museums such as open-air Skansen.
Sweden Latest Information
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| Country Name | Kingdom of Sweden |
| Short Name | Sweden |
| Capital | Stockholm |
| Largest city | Stockholm |
| Official languages | Swedish |
| National Languages | Finnish, Meänkieli, Sami, Romani, Yiddish |
| Religion | 63.7% Christianity —60.2% Church of Sweden —3.5% Other Christian, 27.0% No religion, 8.1% Islam, 1.2% Other religions |
| Demonym(s) | Swedish, Swede |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| President | Prime Minister – Stefan Löfven |
| Vice President | Deputy Prime Minister – Morgan Johansson |
| House Speaker | Andreas Norlén |
| Chief Justice | Mr Anders Eka |
| Total Area | 450,295 km2 (173,860 sq mi) |
| Water (%) | 8.7 |
| Total Land Area (%) | 411,119 km2 |
| Population | 10,343,403 (2020 estimate) |
| GDP (PPP) | $563.882 billion (2019 estimate) |
| GDP (Nominal) | $528.929 billion (2019 estimate) |
| Currency | Swedish krona (SEK) |
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| Date format | YYYY-MM-DD |
| Mains Electricity | 230 V – 50 Hz |
| Driving side | Right |
| Calling code | +46 |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Internet TLD | .se |
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| Independence Day | A unified Swedish kingdom established – By the early 12th century |
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