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Sweden, located in northern Europe, is the largest country by area in northern Europe and fourth largest country in Europe. Sweden with its non-aligned foreign policy and the concept of unarmed neutrality has not participated in any war during the last century. Sweden is the member European Union (EU) since 1995. Table below provides the information about few interesting facts about Sweden.

Official Name: Kingdom of Sweden

Government: Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional Monarchy

Geographic Location:

Sweden is located in Scandinavian peninsula. It shares its land borders with Norway and Finland. It borders Baltic sea and Gulf of Bothnia.

Capital and Largest City: Stockholm

Languages: Swedish

Time Zone: Central European Time (CET) – UTC+1; Summer (DST - Daylight Saving Time) UTC+2

Currency: Swedish Krona

International Telephone Code: +56

Climate and Terrain:
Climate is temperate in south with cold winter and subarctic in north.
Terrain is mostly flat or gently rolling hills and lowlands with mountains in the west.

Sweden national flag

Sweden greater arms shield

Sweden - Stortorget square in Stockholm’s Old Town

Churches aren’t rare in Sweden.

Swedish style

Capital city of Sweden - Stockholm

Again Stockholm form air.

Sweden is located in Scandinavian peninsula.

Small town on the rocky Swedish coast of the Baltic Sea.

Sweden, Islands of Gulf of Bothnia.

Currency: Swedish Krona