| Facts About Sweden |
| Location |
Northeast Europe, Scandinavia |
| Time |
GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October) |
| Area |
449,964 sq km (173,732 sq miles) |
| Population |
8.9 million (UN estimate 2005) |
| Population Density |
19.7 per sq km |
| Capital |
Stockholm |
| Languages |
Swedish; recognized minority languages: Sami (Lapp), Finnish, Meänkieli (Tornedalen Finnish), Yiddish, Romani Chib (a Gypsy language) |
| Form of government |
Constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy |
| Parliament |
The Riksdag, with 349 members in one chamber |
| Religion |
80% belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sweden |
