| Konungariket Sverige
Kingdom of Sweden
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Motto: För Sverige i tiden1
(English: "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 |
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King |
Carl XVI Gustaf |
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Prime Minister |
Göran Persson |
| Consolidation |
Prehistoric |
| EU accession |
January 1, 1995 |
| Area |
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Total |
449,964 km² (55th)
173,732 sq mi |
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Water (%) |
8.67% |
| Population |
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2005 estimate |
9 072 269 (April 30 2006) [1] (85th) |
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1990 census |
8,587,353 |
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Density |
20/km² (156th)
51/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) |
2005 estimate |
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Total |
$268,3 billion (35th) |
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Per capita |
$29,898 (19th) |
| HDI (2003) |
0.949 (high) (6th) |
| Currency |
Swedish krona (SEK) |
| Time zone |
CET (UTC+1) |
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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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