| Europe > Northern Europe > Sweden | |
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| Official Name Kingdom of Sweden | |
| Motto For Sweden - With the Times | |
| Region Europe | |
| Sub-Region Northern Europe | |
| Capital Stockholm | |
| Currency Swedish Krona (SEK) | |
| Independence Day 6 Jun 1523: Celebrates the election of King Gustav Vasa in 1523 and the new constitutions in 1809 and 1974. The election of King Gustav Vasa was the de facto end of the Kalmar Union and has been seen as a formal declaration of independence. | |
| Population 9,694,194 | |
| Nationality Swedish | |
| Ethnic Group no official statistics | |
| Area 450,295 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Finland, Norway | |
| Time Zone CET (UTC+1) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 62.00, Longitude 15.00 | |
| Dialing Code +46 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code SE | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code SWE | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 752 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee SWE | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .se | |