Localização: Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway
Coordenadas geográficas: 62° 0' N, 15° 0' E
Costa: 3,218 km km
Clima: temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north
Relevo: mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands; mountains in west
Cimeiras: lowest point: reclaimed bay of Lake Hammarsjon, near Kristianstad -2.41 m highest point: Kebnekaise 2,111 m
Riscos naturais: ice floes in the surrounding waters, especially in the Gulf of Bothnia, can interfere with maritime traffic
Moeda: Swedish krona (SEK)
População: 9,031,088 (July 2007 est.)
Línguas: Swedish, small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
Capital: Stockholm
Divisão administrativa: 21 counties: Blekinge, Dalarnas, Gavleborgs, Gotlands, Hallands, Jamtlands, Jonkopings, Kalmar, Kronobergs, Norrbottens, Orebro, Ostergotlands, Skane, Sodermanlands, Stockholms, Uppsala, Varmlands, Vasterbottens, Vasternorrlands, Vastmanlands, Vastra Gotalands