COUNTRY INFORMATION
Official name
Kingdom of Sweden
Capital
Stockholm
Coordinates
62°00’ N, 15°00’ E
Location
Sweden is located in Northern Europe and shares borders with Norway on the west and Finland on the east.
Area
Total area: 449 964 sq km
Land area: 410 934 sq km
Water area: 39 030 sq km
Land boundaries
2 233 km
Coastline
3 218 km
Administrative division
Sweden is divided into 21 counties.
Political system
Sweden is a constitutional monarchy. Monarch is the chief of state. The monarchy is hereditary. Prime Minister, the head of government, is elected by the Parliament. Parliament (Riksdag) is unicameral and has 349 members.
Population
9 059 651
Ethnic groups
Swedes 91%, Finnish 2%, other 7%
Religions
Lutheran 87%, other 13%