Key facts
Capital:Stockholm
Location:Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway
Currency:Swedish kronor (SEK)
Area:450,295 sq km
Population:10,261,767 (July 2021 est.)
Languages:Swedish (official)
Religion:Church of Sweden (Lutheran) 57.6%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 8.9%, none or unspecified 33.5% (2019 est.)
TimeZone:UTC+1
Tel Code:+46
