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| National motto: none¹ | |||||
| Official language | none² | ||||
| Capital | Stockholm | ||||
| Largest city | Stockholm | ||||
| King | Carl XVI Gustaf | ||||
| Prime Minister | Göran Persson | ||||
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 54th 449,964 km² 8.67 | ||||
| Population - Total (September, 2004) - Density | Ranked 84th 9,006,405 20/ km² | ||||
| GDP - Total (2003) - Total - GDP/capita - GDP/capita | 33rd, 20th, 22nd, 8th US$231 billion ( PPP) 1 billion ( Nominal) ,000 ( PPP) ,548 ( Nominal) | ||||
| Currency | Swedish krona ( SEK) | ||||
| Time zone | UTC +1 ( DST: +2) | ||||
| Unification | 9th-12th century | ||||
| National anthem | Du gamla, Du fria | ||||
| Internet TLD | .se | ||||
| Calling code | +46 | ||||
| ¹/ "For Sweden; with the times" (För Sverige i tiden) is adopted by Carl XVI Gustaf as his personal motto in his role as Swedish monarch ²/ The Swedish language is the de facto national language. Five languages are officially recognized as minority languages. Edit the template for this infobox from Infobox Countries test | |||||
The Kingdom of Sweden (Konungariket Sverige in Swedish) is a Nordic countryThe Nordic countries is a term used collectively for five countries in Northern Europe. The Nordic countries have an aggregate population of about 24 million. The Nordic Countries are also the member countries of the Nordic Council: Denmark Finland Icelan in ScandinaviaScandinavia is the cultural and historic region of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The Scandinavian countries are Norway, Sweden and Denmark, which mutually recognize each other as parts of Scandinavia. The collective label "Scandinavia" reflects the cultural, in Northern EuropeFor the band of the same name, see Europe (band . Europe is a continent forming the westermost part of the Eurasian supercontinent. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Se. It is bordered by NorwayThe Kingdom of Norway is a Nordic country west of Sweden on the Scandinavian Peninsula. It has a very elongated form and has an extensive coastline along the North Atlantic Ocean, where Norway's famous fjords are found. In addition to Sweden, it borders R on the west, FinlandSuomen TasavaltaRepubliken Finland ( In Detail) ( In Detail) National motto: None Official languages Finnish and Swedish Capital Helsinki President Tarja Halonen Prime minister Matti Vanhanen Area Total % water Ranked 64th 337,030 km² 9. 4% Population Tot on the northeast, the SkagerrakSkagerrak is a gulf of the North Sea, bounded by Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Kattegat is the extension of Skagerrak to the Baltic Sea via Oresund. In both world wars the Skagerrak was strategically very important for Germany. In the first World War one of and the KattegatKattegat or Kattegatt is a bay of the North Sea and a continuation of Skagerrak, bounded by Denmark and Sweden. The Baltic Sea drains into the Kattegat through Oresund and the Danish Straits. Waterways that drain into the Kattegat are the rivers of Gota a on the southwest, and the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia on the east. Due to its relatively low population density, the Swedish landscape is known for its peace, large forests, and mountainous wilderness.