Sweden
Sweden
Capital Stockholm
450,295 km² · 10,596,620 people (2025) · Swedish krona
Sweden has roughly 267,000 islands, more than any other country, though only a small fraction are inhabited. Around seventy percent of it is forest, and a seventh lies above the Arctic Circle. Its right of public access lets anyone walk and camp on most uncultivated land.
The facts
- Capital
- Stockholm
- Area
- 450,295 km² — 173,860 sq mi
- Population
- 10,596,620 (2025)
- Density
- 23.5 people per km²
- Currency
- Swedish krona (SEK, kr)
- Official language
- Swedish
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Calling code
- +46
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- SE · SWE
- Continent
- Europe
How it compares
- By area
- 57 of 200
- By population
- 93 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 475,440 | 29,879,337 |
| Papua New Guinea | 462,840 | 10,762,817 |
| Sweden ← | 450,295 | 10,596,620 |
| Uzbekistan | 447,400 | 37,053,428 |
| Iraq | 438,317 | 47,020,774 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Sweden?
- Stockholm
- What currency does Sweden use?
- The Swedish krona (SEK).
- How big is Sweden?
- 450,295 km², or 173,860 square miles — 57 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Sweden drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- Cameroon 475,440 km²
- Papua New Guinea 462,840 km²
- Uzbekistan 447,400 km²
- Iraq 438,317 km²
- Russia Europe
- Germany Europe
- United Kingdom Europe
- France Europe
- Italy Europe
- Spain Europe
- Ukraine Europe
- Poland Europe
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)