Sweden Facts & Information

Location	Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway
Climate	Temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north
Terrain	Mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands; mountains in west
Population	8,878,085
Nationality	Swedish
Ethnic groups	Indigenous population: Swedes and Finnish and Sami minorities; foreign-born or first-generation immigrants: Finns, Yugoslavs, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks, Turks
Religions	Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25%
Languages	Swedish
Government Type	Constitutional monarchy
Capital	Stockholm
Description of Flag	The flag of Sweden is blue with a golden yellow cross extending to the edges of the flag. The cross is shifted slightly to the left of the flag.
Sweden Flag

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