Country guide

Sweden

Capital, flag, borders and quick geography facts for Sweden.

Outline map shape of Sweden
Country shape used in the Geographly daily challenge for Sweden.
Flag of Sweden

Key facts

Capital
Stockholm
Region
Europe
Area
450,295 km²
Population
10,605,098

Neighboring countries

Sweden has 2 land neighbors in the country data.

Learn Sweden

Sweden appears in geography practice because it is easy to link visual recognition with factual recall. The outline supports shape practice, and the surrounding facts help turn a single map silhouette into a fuller country profile.

For quick recall, keep three facts together: capital Stockholm, area 450,295 km² and population 10,605,098. Together they give a compact but practical overview of Sweden.

The neighbor list for Sweden includes 2 countries. Start from the biggest familiar neighbor, Norway, then work around the map until the border pattern feels predictable.

When the facts feel familiar, play the challenge and test recall without notes. Moving from this static guide to the interactive round is the best check that Sweden is actually remembered.

Ready to test it?

Use these facts in the daily geography challenge and practice one country at a time.

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