Sweden
Kingdom of Sweden
Sweden sits in Northern Europe and uses SEK - Swedish krona (kr). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Stockholm
999.2K
Gothenburg
674.5K
Malmö
339.3K
Population
10.6M
10,610,485 people
Area
450.3K km2
450,295 square kilometers
Density
24/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Stockholm
59.33, 18.05
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Sweden, officially listed here as Kingdom of Sweden, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Sweden, SE, SWE, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Sweden is grouped under Europe, more specifically Northern Europe, with Europe shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 10,610,485 people and a land area of 450,295 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 24 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 62, 15, while the capital coordinate reference is 59.33, 18.05. Sweden shares listed land borders with FIN, NOR, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Stockholm (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala and Uppsala. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Sweden, capital of Sweden, and major urban areas in Sweden. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include European Union, NATO, OECD, Schengen Area and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Sweden uses calling code +46, postal format SE-### ##, and time zone data listed as UTC+01:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists SEK - Swedish krona (kr), while language records include Swedish. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as S. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 29.3 for 2023.
How to use this profile
This Sweden profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
SE / SWE
Top-level domains
.se
Continents
Europe
Border countries
FIN, NOR
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
S
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Sweden is represented by the SE country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Stockholm
Stockholm
999,239
primary
#2
Gothenburg
Västra Götaland
674,529
admin
#3
Malmö
Skåne
339,316
admin
#4
Uppsala
Uppsala
177,074
admin
#5
Uppsala
Stockholm
174,982
City
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+46
Postal format
SE-### ##
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Languages
Swedish
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
29.3
2023