Country
Sweden
Also Known As Kingdom of Sweden
Northern Europe
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe, bordering Norway to the west and north and Finland to the east. Historians typically trace the line of Swedish monarchs from the tenth century, when Svealand and Gotaland came to be ruled under the same king, with no single clean founding date recorded, unlike a colonial independence. Its capital is Stockholm. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
PopulationOctober 2025 estimate. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Classification
Sovereignty Status Sweden
Connections
Associated With
Sweden is one of the three Nordic monarchies also called Scandinavia in the narrow sense.
Source Nordic Countries (Wikipedia)
Stockholm, Cities Stockholm is the capital of Sweden.
Source Stockholm (Wikipedia)
Stockholm County is associated with Sweden.
Source Stockholm County (Wikipedia)
Source Uppsala (Wikipedia)
Uppsala County is a county of Sweden.
Source Uppsala County (Wikipedia)
Bordered By Water
Sweden encloses the Baltic Sea.
Source Baltic Sea (Wikipedia)
Has Capital
Stockholm is the capital of Sweden.
Source Stockholm (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
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- Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: Swedish National Space Agency, part of this there.
- Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: Swedish Space Corporation, part of this there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Annika Sorenstam, nationals include there.
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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
2. Sweden (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox
Kingdom of Sweden
Infobox, capital
Stockholm
Infobox, area
450,295 km2
Demographics section, October 2025
10,610,485 (October 2025 estimate)
History section, founding
Historians typically start the line of Swedish monarchs from when Svealand and Gotaland were ruled under the same king, namely Erik the Victorious and his son Olof Skotkonung in the tenth century.
Introduction
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east, and shares a maritime border with Denmark to the south.
View the Source Stockholm (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationHas Capital: Stockholm, Lead section, capital factQuote, Has Capital: Stockholm, Lead section, capital fact
Stockholm is the capital and most populous city of Sweden, as well as the largest urban area in the Nordic countries.
Uppsala (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Uppsala, Infobox, CountryQuote, Associated With: Uppsala, Infobox, Country
Sweden
Nordic Countries (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Nordic Countries, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Nordic Countries, Lead section
Scandinavia is sometimes used as a synonym for the Nordic countries, but that term more properly refers to the three monarchies of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
Baltic Sea (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: Baltic Sea, Lead sectionQuote, Bordered By Water: Baltic Sea, Lead section
enclosed by the countries of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden.
Malmo (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Malmo, Infobox, subdivision_nameQuote, Associated With: Malmo, Infobox, subdivision_name
subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Sweden
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