Sweden — Country Profile
An overview of Sweden covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Sweden
The capital of Sweden is Stockholm. It has a population of approximately 10.6M. The country covers an area of 450,295 km². It is located in Northern Europe.
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Geography
Sweden is a country in Northern Europe, part of the Europe region. It covers an area of approximately 450,295 km². It shares land borders with Finland and Norway, totalling 2 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Sweden has a population of approximately 10,569,709 people. Population density is around 23.5 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include Swedish, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Swedish.
Economy Overview
As of 2025, Sweden reports a nominal GDP of about $669.0 billion. The official currency is the Swedish krona (SEK, symbol kr). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 9.65 SEK.
Culture & Time
Sweden operates on a single time zone (Europe/Stockholm). Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.se.
Government & Status
The capital of Sweden is Stockholm. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +46. Its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is SE.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.