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Sweden is the third largest country in the European Union in terms of area and it is the 5th largest in Europe, and the largest in Northern Europe. Sweden lies west of the Baltic Sea and forms the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. In the north of the county are mountains and many lakes. To the south and east are central lowlands and south of them are fertile areas of forest, valley, and plain. Sweden is the country of intense green countryside, impenetrable forests, and little red cottages atop remote islands and. Everywhere, Sweden’s famously clear blue water.

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Official name
Kingdom of Sweden

Geographic Location
Northern Europe

Capital and largest city
Stockholm (810 120 inhabitants)

Largest cities
Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala, Linköping, Västerås

Area
449 964 km²

Population
9.23 Million

Time Zone
GMT +1 (UTC+2 From the last Sunday in March at 01:00 to the last Sunday in October at 02:00)

Currency
Swedish krona (SEK)

Official language
Swedish (Minority languages are Meänkieli, Sami, Romani and Yiddish)

Neighbouring countries
Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the Öresund Bridge in the south

Highest point
Kebnekaise (2 111 m)

Lowest point
Kristianstad (-2.41 m)

Longest rivers
Torne River (521.63 km)

Landing place
Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö

Electricity
230V / 50Hz, two-pin plugs are widely used

Ethnic groups
83,3% Swedish and Sami, Other 16,7% (Finns, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks, Turks)

Religion
Lutheran 87%, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist