| Location | Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway |
| Geographic coordinates | 62 00 N, 15 00 E |
| Map references | Europe |
| Area | total: 450,295 sq km land: 410,335 sq km water: 39,960 sq km |
| Area - comparative | almost three times the size of Georgia; slightly larger than California |
| Land boundaries | total: 2,211 km border countries (2): Finland 545 km, Norway 1666 km |
| Coastline | 3,218 km |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm (adjustments made to return a portion of straits to high seas) exclusive economic zone: agreed boundaries or midlines continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
| 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 |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Kebnekaise South 2,100 m lowest point: reclaimed bay of Lake Hammarsjon, near Kristianstad -2.4 m mean elevation: 320 m |
| Natural resources | iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, tungsten, uranium, arsenic, feldspar, timber, hydropower |
| Land use | agricultural land: 7.5% (2018 est.) arable land: 6.4% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 1.1% (2018 est.) forest: 68.7% (2018 est.) other: 23.8% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 1,640 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 174 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | ice floes in the surrounding waters, especially in the Gulf of Bothnia, can interfere with maritime traffic |
| Geography - note | strategic location along Danish Straits linking Baltic and North Seas; Sweden has almost 100,000 lakes, the largest of which, Vanern, is the third largest in Europe |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
