| Konungariket Sverige
Kingdom of Sweden
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Motto
För Sverige i tiden1
(Swedish: "For Sweden, with the times") |
Anthem
Du gamla, du fria
("Thou ancient, thou free")
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Capital
(and largest city) |
Stockholm
59°21′N, 18°4′E |
| Official languages |
None
Swedish de facto2 |
| Government |
Constitutional monarchy |
| - |
• King
• Prime Minister |
Carl XVI Gustaf
Göran Persson |
| Consolidation |
Accession to
the European Union |
January 1, 1995 |
| Area |
| - |
Total |
449,964 km² (55th)
173,732 sq mi |
| - |
Water (%) |
8.67% |
| Population |
| - |
2006 estimate |
9,072,269 (85th) |
| - |
1990 census |
8,587,353 |
| - |
Density |
20 /km² (156th)
51 /sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) |
2005 estimate |
| - |
Total |
$268,3 billion (35th) |
| - |
Per capita |
$29,898 (19th) |
| HDI (2003) |
0.949 (high) (6th) |
| Currency |
Swedish krona (SEK) |
| Time zone |
CET (UTC+1) |
| - |
Summer (DST) |
CEST (UTC+2) |
| Internet TLD |
.se |
| Calling code |
+46 |
| 1 För Sverige i tiden is adopted by Carl XVI Gustaf as his personal motto in his role as Swedish monarch.
Former king Gustaf VI Adolf's motto was: "Plikten framför allt": "The duty above all"
2 The Swedish language is the de facto national language. Five languages are officially recognized as minority languages. |
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| Konungariket Sverige
Kingdom of Sweden
|
|
|
Motto
För Sverige i tiden1
(Swedish: "For Sweden, with the times") |
Anthem
Du gamla, du fria
("Thou ancient, thou free")
|
|
|
Capital
(and largest city) |
Stockholm
59°21′N, 18°4′E |
| Official languages |
None
Swedish de facto2 |
| Government |
Constitutional monarchy |
| - |
• King
• Prime Minister |
Carl XVI Gustaf
Göran Persson |
| Consolidation |
Accession to
the European Union |
January 1, 1995 |
| Area |
| - |
Total |
449,964 km² (55th)
173,732 sq mi |
| - |
Water (%) |
8.67% |
| Population |
| - |
2006 estimate |
9,072,269 (85th) |
| - |
1990 census |
8,587,353 |
| - |
Density |
20 /km² (156th)
51 /sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) |
2005 estimate |
| - |
Total |
$268,3 billion (35th) |
| - |
Per capita |
$29,898 (19th) |
| HDI (2003) |
0.949 (high) (6th) |
| Currency |
Swedish krona (SEK) |
| Time zone |
CET (UTC+1) |
| - |
Summer (DST) |
CEST (UTC+2) |
| Internet TLD |
.se |
| Calling code |
+46 |
| 1 För Sverige i tiden is adopted by Carl XVI Gustaf as his personal motto in his role as Swedish monarch.
Former king Gustaf VI Adolf's motto was: "Plikten framför allt": "The duty above all"
2 The Swedish language is the de facto national language. Five languages are officially recognized as minority languages. |
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