Sweden

Sweden is a country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula, one of the five Nordic countries. Its capital is Stockholm. It borders Norway to the west, Finland to the northeast, the Skagerrak Strait and the Kattegat Strait to the southwest, and the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia to the east. Sweden faces Denmark, Germany, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia across the sea, with a coastline of 2,181 kilometers and a total area of 450,000 square kilometers, making it the largest country in the Nordic region. The country is divided into 21 counties and 290 municipalities, with the capital being Stockholm. As of October 2023, Sweden has a total population of 10.56 million.