Sweden has stayed out of every war since 1814, the longest unbroken peace of any country. Its allemansrätten gives everyone the right to walk and camp on private land.
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Easy learning about Sweden
The capital city of Sweden is Stockholm, capital city of Sweden.
Word: Fika
Meaning: coffee pause
Administrative Divisions
21 counties (lan)
- Blekinge
- Dalarna
- Gavleborg
- Gotland
- Halland
- Jamtland
- Jonkoping
- Kalmar
- Kronoberg
- Norrbotten
- Orebro
- Ostergotland
- Skane
- Sodermanland
- Stockholm
- Uppsala
- Varmland
- Vasterbotten
- Vasternorrland
- Vastmanland
- Vastra Gotaland
Where in the world is Sweden located?
Sweden is a Country located in the Northern Europe sub-region in the continent of Europe, member of European Union.
Basic Information
Capital City: Stockholm, capital city of Sweden
Population: 10,596,620 (UN)
Area: 449,964 km² / 279,594 sq mi
People from Sweden are called: Swedes
Geography
Latitude: 65.859° N
Longitude: 19.017° E
Geographical Subregion: Northern Europe
Continental Region: Europe
Climate
temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 4 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 608 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: Very High Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 40 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 1.732 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 5 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.959
Mean Years of Schooling: 12.7
Expected Years of Schooling: 19.0
Life Expectancy at Birth: 83.3 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Lutheran Lutheran
Second Most Predominant: Other includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: Legislative
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
International Memberships
European Union - since 1995
Schengen - since 2001
NATO - since 2024
Technical Information
TLD: .se
Calling Code: +46
MapGeo Name: Sweden
MapGeo Code: SE