World Context: Sweden

Source and mapping status

This page maps the site registry entry “Sweden” to the supplied dataset entity “Sweden.” Mapping status: exact-name. The source is a frozen 2025 snapshot; dates embedded in individual fields remain controlling.

• Source entity count: 1.
• Selected public fields present: 19.
• Independent corroboration in this page: none.

Place and environment

Location: Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway Area: total : 450,295 sq km; land: 410,335 sq km; water: 39,960 sq km 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 Natural hazards: ice floes in the surrounding waters, especially in the Gulf of Bothnia, can interfere with maritime traffic Environmental issues: marine pollution (Baltic Sea and North Sea); acid rain damage to soil and lakes; air pollution; poor timber-harvesting practices

Population, settlement, and language context

Population: total: 10,643,745 (2025 est.); male: 5,360,755; female: 5,282,990 Population distribution: most of the population lives in the south where the climate is milder and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found along the Baltic coast in the east; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated Urbanization: urban population: 88.7% of total population (2023); rate of urbanization: 0.89% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) Languages: Swedish (official)

Public and legal context

Capital: name: Stockholm; geographic coordinates: 59 20 N, 18 03 E; time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time); daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October; etymology: the name of the city probably comes from the Swedish words stak (bay) or stock (stake or pole) and holm (island); it was built in the mid-13th century on the site of a fishing village, so the name may refer to building over earlier foundations Government type: parliamentary constitutional monarchy Legal system: civil law system influenced by Roman-Germanic law and customary law

Economy and connectivity context

Economic overview: high-income, largest Nordic economy; EU member but does not use the euro; export-oriented, led by automotive, electronics, machinery, and pharmaceuticals; highly ranked for competitiveness, R&D investments and governance; recovery, with falling inflation and real wage growth balanced by risks from trade uncertainty Industries: iron and steel, precision equipment (bearings, radio and telephone parts, armaments), wood pulp and paper products, processed foods, motor vehicles Electricity access: electrification - total population: 100% (2022 est.) Internet users: percent of population: 96% (2023 est.) Airports: 206 (2025) Ports: total ports: 92 (2024); large: 3; medium: 10; small: 30; very small: 49; ports with oil terminals: 49; key ports: Falkenberg, Goteborg, Helsingborg, Karlsborg, Karlshamn, Lulea, Malmo, Norrkoping, Stockholm, Sundsvall, Uddevalla, Varberg, Vasteras

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