Sweden – more facts

FAST FACTS

OFFICIAL NAME: Kingdom of Sweden

FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Constitutional monarchy

CAPITAL: Stockholm

AREA: 173,860 square miles (450,295 square kilometers)

POPULATION: 9,723,809

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Swedish

MONEY: Swedish krona

GEOGRAPHY

Sweden is in the geographical region known as Scandinavia in northern Europe. Lush, large forests cover half of the country and over 100,000 lakes dot the landscape. The lakes, and over 24,000 islands, are all open to the public through Sweden’s tradition of right to public access.
Sweden is 977 miles (1,572 kilometers) long and is bordered by Norway on the west and Finland to the east.

NATURE

Ancient forests, broadleaved woodlands, mountains, and wetlands provide rich habitats for many endangered animals and birds.

GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
The monarch is the head of state in Sweden. King Carl XVI Gustaf has largely ceremonial duties and the government is run by elected officials.

Sweden is a member of the European Union, but does not use the euro as currency. In Sweden the currency is called krona.

 
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