a kingdom in NW Europe, occupying the E part of the Scandinavian Peninsula, on the Gulf of Bothnia and the Baltic: first united during the Viking period (8th–11th centuries); a member of the European Union. About 50 per cent of the total area is forest and 9 per cent lakes. Exports include timber, pulp, paper, iron ore, and steel. Official language: Swedish. Official religion: Church of Sweden (Lutheran). Currency: krona. Capital: Stockholm. Pop: 9 910 701 (2017 est). Area: 449 793 sq km (173 665 sq miles)
Swedish name: Sverige
Sweden in American English
(ˈswidən)
country in N Europe, in the E part of the Scandinavian Peninsula: 173,732 sq mi (449,964 sq km); pop. 8,587,000; cap. Stockholm