Kingdom of Sweden *Konungariket Sverige* :
*Motto: *(Royal) *"För Sverige - I tiden"* 1
"For Sweden – In Time" :
*Anthem: **Du gamla, Du fria*2
*Thou ancient, thou free*
*Royal anthem: **Kungssången*
*The Song of the King* :
Location of *Sweden* (orange)
– on the European continent (camel & white)
– in the European Union (camel) [Legend] :
*Capital*
(and largest city) :
Stockholm (pop. city 802,611, Metro 2 million)
59°21′N 18°4′E / 59.35, 18.067
Official languages :
None (Swedish *de facto*)3
*Ethnic groups* :
80% Swedish, 0.2% Sami, 5% Finns, ~15% others
Demonym :
Swedish or Swedes
Government :
Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
Government Monarch :
King Carl XVI Gustaf
Government Prime Minister :
Fredrik Reinfeldt
Government Speaker of
the Riksdag :
Per Westerberg
Area Total :
449,964 km² (55th)
173,732 sq mi
Population 2008 census :
9 234 2094 ( Source: www.scb.se)
Population Density :
20/km² (194th)
52/sq mi
*GDP* (PPP) :
2007 estimate
*GDP* (PPP) Total :
$335.405 billion[1] (30th)
*GDP* (PPP) Per capita :
$36,577 [1] (IMF) (16th)
*GDP* (nominal) :
2007 estimate
*GDP* (nominal) Total :
$454.839 billion[1] (18th)
*GDP* (nominal) Per capita :
$49,602[1] (IMF) (8th)
*HDI* (2004) :
▲ 0.956 (high) (6th)
Currency :
Swedish krona (SEK)
Time zone Summer (DST) :
CEST (UTC+2)
1 :
*För Sverige - I tiden* has been adopted by Carl XVI Gustaf as his personal
motto.
2 :
*Du gamla, Du fria* has never been officially adopted as national anthem,
but is so by convention.
3 :
The Swedish language is the *de facto* national language, but it is not an *
official* language in Sweden. However, the main goal of the Swedish
parliament is to keep the Swedish language the *main* language (*huvudspråk*).
Five other languages are
4 :
"Population in the country, counties and municipalities on 31/12/2007 and
Population Change in 2007". Statistiska centralbyrån. Retrieved on 2008-
02-19.
5 :
The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Unionmember states. The
.nu domain is another commonly used TLD ("nu" means "now" in Swedish).
Kingdom of Sweden *Konungariket Sverige* :
*Motto: *(Royal) *"F?r Sverige - I tiden"* 1
"For Sweden ? In Time" :
*Anthem: **Du gamla, Du fria*2
*Thou ancient, thou free*
*Royal anthem: **Kungss?ngen*
*The Song of the King* :
Location of *Sweden* (orange)
? on the European continent (camel & white)
? in the European Union (camel) ? [Legend] :
*Capital*
(and largest city) :
Stockholm (pop. city 802,611, Metro 2 million)
59?21?N 18?4?E? / ?59.35, 18.067
Official languages :
None (Swedish *de facto*)3
*Ethnic groups* :
80% Swedish, 0.2% Sami, 5% Finns, ~15% others
Demonym :
Swedish or Swedes
Government :
Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
Monarch :
King Carl XVI Gustaf
Prime Minister :
Fredrik Reinfeldt
Speaker of
the Riksdag :
Per Westerberg
Total :
449,964 km? (55th)
173,732 sq mi
2008 census :
9 234 2094 ( Source: www.scb.se)
Density :
20/km? (194th)
52/sq mi
*GDP* (PPP) :
2007 estimate
Total :
$335.405 billion[1] (30th)
Per capita :
$36,577 [1] (IMF) (16th)
*GDP* (nominal) :
2007 estimate
Total :
$454.839 billion[1] (18th)
Per capita :
$49,602[1] (IMF) (8th)
*HDI* (2004) :
? 0.956 (high) (6th)
Currency :
Swedish krona (SEK)
Summer (DST) :
CEST (UTC+2)
1 :
*F?r Sverige - I tiden* has been adopted by Carl XVI Gustaf as his personal
motto.
2 :
*Du gamla, Du fria* has never been officially adopted as national anthem,
but is so by convention.
3 :
The Swedish language is the *de facto* national language, but it is not an *
official* language in Sweden. However, the main goal of the Swedish
parliament is to keep the Swedish language the *main* language (*huvudspr?k*).
Five other languages are
4 :
"Population in the country, counties and municipalities on 31/12/2007 and
Population Change in 2007". Statistiska centralbyr?n. Retrieved on 2008-
02-19.
5 :
The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Unionmember states. The
.nu domain is another commonly used TLD ("nu" means "now" in Swedish).
