Northern Europe
Flag of Sweden
A Nordic archipelago of forests.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #006090 68%
- #f0c000 29%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Sweden in numbers
| Official name | Kingdom of Sweden |
|---|---|
| Capital | Stockholm |
| Region | Northern Europe, Europe |
| Population | 10,353,442 |
| Area | 450,295 km² · 23 people per km² |
| Currency | Swedish krona (SEK) |
| Languages | Swedish |
| Country codes | SE · SWE · .se |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- ~69% of Sweden is covered by forest — one of the highest ratios in Europe.
- Sweden has ~267,570 islands — more than any country in the world.
- The Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm every December 10, Alfred Nobel's death anniversary.
Did you know
Sweden recycles so efficiently it imports trash from Norway and the UK to fuel its power plants.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.