Outline of Sweden

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Sweden:

The Flag of Sweden

The Greater state arms of Sweden

Location of Sweden in Northern Europe.

Flagmap of Sweden

An enlargeable relief map of the Kingdom of Sweden

Sweden – Scandinavian country in Northern Europe, situated between Norway and Finland. Sweden maintained a policy of neutrality in armed conflicts from 1814 until 2009, when it entered into various mutual defence treaties. Sweden joined NATO in 2024. It is a member of the European Union, but retains its own currency (the krona). Swedish icons include Sweden's quality of life, its neutrality, public health care, cars (Volvo, Saab), furniture (IKEA), blonds and pop music performers (ABBA, Roxette, etc.).

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Sweden

Pronunciation (in English): /ˈswiːdən/
Common English country name: Sweden
Official English country name: Kingdom of Sweden
Common endonym(s): Sverige
Official endonym(s): Konungariket Sverige
Adjectival(s): Swedish
Demonym(s): Swedish, Swedes
Etymology: Name of Sweden
International rankings of Sweden
ISO country codes: SE, SWE, 752
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SE
Internet country code top-level domain: .se

Geography of Sweden

Sweden is: a Nordic country
Location:
- The regions that Sweden is located in are:
  - Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  - Eurasia
    - Europe
      - Northern Europe
        Scandinavia
        Scandinavian Peninsula
- Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Sweden
  - High: Kebnekaise 2,104 m (6,903 ft)
  - Low: Kristianstad −2.4 m (−8 ft)
- Land boundaries: 2,233 km

Norway 1,619 km

Finland 614 km

Coastline: 3,218 km

Population of Sweden: 10,065,389 (July 31, 2017) - 89th most populous country
Area of Sweden: 449,964 km²
Atlas of Sweden

Environment of Sweden

An enlargeable satellite image of Sweden

Climate of Sweden
- Climate change in Sweden
Renewable energy in Sweden
Geology of Sweden
Protected areas of Sweden
- Biosphere reserves in Sweden
- National parks of Sweden
Wildlife of Sweden
- Fauna of Sweden
  - Amphibians and reptiles of Sweden
  - Birds of Sweden
  - Fish in Sweden
  - Insects of Sweden
    - Ants of Sweden
    - Butterflies of Sweden
    - Moths of Sweden
  - Mammals of Sweden
  - Molluscs of Sweden
- Flora of Sweden
  - List of lichens of Sweden

Natural geographic features of Sweden

Forests of Sweden
Islands of Sweden
Lakes of Sweden
Mountains of Sweden
- Glaciers of Sweden
Rivers of Sweden
World Heritage Sites in Sweden

Regions of Sweden

Ecoregions of Sweden

List of ecoregions in Sweden

Ecoregions in Sweden

Administrative divisions of Sweden

Counties of Sweden – first-level administrative and political subdivisions of Sweden, of which there are 21.
- Municipalities of Sweden – Sweden's lower-level local government entities, of which there are 290.
  - Districts of Sweden – municipalities in Sweden are in some rare cases divided into smaller districts.
Provinces of Sweden – 25 historical, geographical or cultural regions that have no administrative function, but remain historical legacies and the means of cultural identification.

Counties of Sweden

Municipalities of Sweden

Capital of Sweden: Stockholm
Cities of Sweden

Provinces of Sweden

Provinces of Sweden The provinces of Sweden, which are primarily historical in significance, are:

Demography of Sweden

Demographics of Sweden

Census of Sweden
Demographical center of Sweden

Government and politics of Sweden

King Carl XVI Gustaf

Politics of Sweden

Form of government: Constitutional monarchy
Capital of Sweden: Stockholm
Arctic policy of Sweden
Anarchism in Sweden
Consolidation of Sweden
Corruption in Sweden
Elections in Sweden
- Election Authority of Sweden
- Category:Elections in Sweden
Monetary policy of Sweden
Political parties in Sweden
Taxation in Sweden
Terrorism in Sweden

Branches of the State

Head of state: King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf

Executive branch

Head of government: Prime Minister of Sweden
- Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
- Government of Sweden
  - Government Agencies in Sweden

Legislative branch

Riksdag of Sweden (unicameral)
- Speaker of the Riksdag
- Members of the Riksdag
Parliamentary committees
- Committee on Civil Affairs (Parliament of Sweden)
- Committee on Finance (parliament of Sweden)
- Committee on Foreign Affairs (parliament of Sweden)
- Committee on Justice (parliament of Sweden)
- Committee on the Constitution (Parliament of Sweden)

Judicial branch

The Bonde Palace in Stockholm houses the Supreme Court of Sweden

Judicial system of Sweden

Foreign relations of Sweden

Diplomatic missions in Sweden
Diplomatic missions of Sweden
- Embassy of Sweden in Moscow
- Embassy of Sweden, Athens
- Embassy of Sweden, Bangkok
- Embassy of Sweden, Helsinki
- Embassy of Sweden, London
  - List of ambassadors of Sweden to the United Kingdom
- Embassy of Sweden, Mexico City
- Embassy of Sweden, Paris
- Embassy of Sweden, Prague
- Embassy of Sweden, Rome
- List of ambassadors of Sweden to Germany
- List of ambassadors of Sweden to Ukraine
- List of ambassadors of Sweden to the United States

International organization membership

The Kingdom of Sweden is a member of:[1]

African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (nonregional member)
Arctic Council
Asian Development Bank (ADB) (nonregional member)
Australia Group
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)
Council of Europe (CE)
Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS)
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
European Investment Bank (EIB)
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
European Space Agency (ESA)
European Union (EU)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 9 (G9)
Group of Ten (G10)
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Energy Agency (IEA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nordic Council (NC)
Nordic Investment Bank (NIB)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
Paris Club
Partnership for Peace (PFP)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Schengen Convention
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)
United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT)
United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Western European Union (WEU) (observer)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
World Veterans Federation
Zangger Committee (ZC)

Law and order in Sweden

Law of Sweden

Constitution of Sweden
Divorce law in Sweden
Human rights in Sweden
Law enforcement in Sweden
- Crime in Sweden
  - Human trafficking in Sweden
  - Racism in Sweden
    - Antisemitism in Sweden
  - Terrorism in Sweden
- Capital punishment in Sweden
- Life imprisonment in Sweden

Military of Sweden

Command
- Commander-in-chief: Government of Sweden (Prime Minister, Minister for Defence)
  - Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces
- Ministry of Defence of Sweden
Forces
- Swedish Armed Forces
  - Swedish Army
    - Swedish Home Guard
  - Swedish Navy
    - Swedish Amphibious Corps
    - Swedish Fleet
  - Swedish Air Force
    - Military aircraft of Sweden
- Special forces of Sweden
Military equipment of Sweden
Military history of Sweden
Military ranks of Sweden
Soldier ranks of Sweden

Local government in Sweden

History of Sweden

Timeline of Swedish history

History of Sweden, by period

History of Sweden, by subject

Economic history of Sweden
History of the Internet in Sweden
History of the Jews in Sweden
History of rail transport in Sweden
Military history of Sweden

Culture of Sweden

Architecture of Sweden
- Historic buildings in Sweden
  - Crown palaces in Sweden
  - Castles and manor houses in Sweden
  - Cathedrals in Sweden
Cuisine of Sweden
- Alcoholic beverages in Sweden
  - Beer in Sweden
  - Beer classification in Sweden and Finland
Festivals in Sweden
Linguistics of Sweden
- Date and time notation in Sweden
- Languages of Sweden
Media in Sweden
Museums in Sweden
National symbols of Sweden
Prostitution in Sweden
Public holidays in Sweden
Records of Sweden
Scouting and Guiding in Sweden
World Heritage Sites in Sweden

Art in Sweden

Art in Sweden
Cinema of Sweden
Literature of Sweden
Music of Sweden
Television in Sweden
Theatre in Sweden

People of Sweden

Ethnic minorities in Sweden
- Albanians in Sweden
- Arabs in Sweden
- Armenians in Sweden
- Assyrians in Sweden
- Assyrians/Syriacs in Sweden
- Croats of Sweden
- Ethnic Macedonians in Sweden
- Sweden Finns
- Kurds in Sweden
- Lebanese people in Sweden
- Pakistanis in Sweden
- Russians in Sweden
- Somalis in Sweden
- Turks in Sweden
- Uruguayans in Sweden

Religion in Sweden

Buddhism in Sweden
Christianity in Sweden
- Baptist Union of Sweden
- Church of Sweden
  - Church of Sweden Abroad
  - Archdiocese of Uppsala
- Evangelical Free Church in Sweden
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sweden
- Evangelical Reformed Church in Sweden
- Roman Catholicism in Sweden
Hinduism in Sweden
Islam in Sweden
- Ahmadiyya in Sweden
Judaism in Sweden
Sikhism in Sweden

Sports in Sweden

Football in Sweden
- Australian rules football in Sweden
- Football derbies in Sweden
- Football records in Sweden
- Women's football in Sweden
Sweden at the Olympics
Rugby league in Sweden
Rugby union in Sweden
Speedway in Sweden
- Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
- 1995 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
- 1996 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
- 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
- 1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
- 1999 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
- 2000 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
- 2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
- 2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
- 2009 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
- 2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
- 2011 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
- 2012 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
- Strength athletics in Sweden
- Women's ice hockey in Sweden
- Swimming in Sweden

Economy and infrastructure of Sweden

Economy of Sweden

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 18th (eighteenth)
Agriculture in Sweden
Automotive industry in Sweden
Banking in Sweden
- Monetary policy of Sweden
- Banks in Sweden
  - Swedish National Bank
- Student loans in Sweden
Communications in Sweden
- Telecommunications in Sweden
  - Telephone numbers in Sweden
  - Television in Sweden
    - Digital terrestrial television in Sweden
      - List of television stations in Sweden
      - Television licensing in Sweden
  - Internet in Sweden
    - History of the Internet in Sweden
Companies of Sweden
Currency of Sweden: Krona
- ISO 4217: SEK
Economic history of Sweden
Energy in Sweden
- Biofuel in Sweden
- Electricity sector in Sweden
  - Power stations in Sweden
  - Nuclear power in Sweden
  - Wind power in Sweden
    - Offshore wind farms in Sweden
- Energy policy of Sweden
- Oil industry in Sweden
Health in Sweden
- Health care in Sweden
- Obesity in Sweden
- Smoking in Sweden
- Suicide in Sweden
Mining in Sweden
Sweden Stock Exchange
Tourism in Sweden
Transport in Sweden
- Air transport in Sweden
  - List of airlines of Sweden
  - Airports in Sweden
- Automotive industry in Sweden
- Rail transport in Sweden
  - Railway stations in Sweden
  - High-speed rail in Sweden
  - List of town tramway systems in Sweden
- Road system in Sweden
  - Bridges in Sweden
  - Roads in Sweden
    - List of motorways in Sweden
  - Road signs in Sweden
  - Tunnels in Sweden
Student loans in Sweden
Unemployment benefits in Sweden
- Unemployment funds in Sweden
Water supply and sanitation in Sweden
Welfare in Sweden

Education in Sweden

Academic grading in Sweden
Academic rank in Sweden
Student loans in Sweden

References

"Sweden". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Sweden

Sweden travel guide from Wikivoyage
Swedish Royal Court – Official website of the Swedish Royal House
VisitSweden.com – Official travel and tourism website for Sweden
SWEDEN.SE – The Official Gateway to Sweden
Radio Sweden (in English) – Public service
The Swedish Government – Official site
The Swedish Parliament – Official site
Study in Sweden – Official guide to studying in Sweden
Statistiska Centralbyrån – Statistics Sweden (governmental)
Invest in Sweden Agency – Government agency
Swedish Trade Council
Sweden – Economic Growth and Structural Change, 1800-2000 — EH.Net Encyclopedia
The Local - Sweden's news in English – Independent English language news site
Anti-Jewish stereotypes in Swedish public discourse

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[CIA_World_Factbook-1] "Sweden". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.