Sweden - Country Code 46
IDD Code: 00
Country Code: 46
ISO: SE
ISO3: SWE
Helpful Information About Sweden
Time
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Capital: Stockholm
Time Zone
UTC+01:00
Time Difference
Stockholm, Sweden is ()
Daylight Savings Time
Sweden does not follow DST
Weather
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City Calling Codes
| City | Calling Code |
|---|---|
| Boras | +46-33 |
| Eskilstuna | +46-16 |
| Gavle | +46-26 |
| Goteborg | +46-31 |
| Helsingborg | +46-42 |
| Jonkoping | +46-36 |
| Karlstad | +46-54 |
| Linkoping | +46-13 |
| Lund | +46-46 |
| Malmo | +46-40 |
| Norrkoping | +46-11 |
| Orebro | +46-19 |
| Soderkoping | +46-121 |
| Stockholm | +46-8 |
| Tibro | +46-504 |
| Umea | +46-90 |
| Uppsala | +46-18 |
| Vasteras | +46-21 |
About Sweden Country NameSweden
ContinentEurope
Lat/Long60.12816100, 18.64350100
BackgroundA military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both world wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 and 2009 by the global economic downturns, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather economic vagaries. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum.
Population9,880,604 (July 2016 est.)
LanguagesSwedish (official)
ReligionsChurch of Sweden (Lutheran) 63%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 17% (2016 est.)
Ethnic GroupsIndigenous population: Swedes with Finnish and Sami minorities; most common countries of origin among immigrants: Finland, Syria, Iraq, Poland, Iran
Economy
EconomySweden has achieved an enviable standard of living with its combination of free-market capitalism and extensive welfare benefits. Sweden remains outside the euro zone largely out of concern that joining the European Economic and Monetary Union would diminish the country’s sovereignty over its welfare system. Timber, hydropower, and iron ore constitute the resource base of an economy heavily oriented toward foreign trade.
Sweden’s economy experienced modest growth in 2014-16, with real GDP growth above 2%, but continues to struggle with deflationary pressure.
Sweden’s economy experienced modest growth in 2014-16, with real GDP growth above 2%, but continues to struggle with deflationary pressure.
GDP$511.4 billion (2016 est.)
CurrencyKrona
Communications
Internet TLD.se
Internet Users8.881 million
Land Lines3,554,665
Mobile Phones12.639 million
Broadcast MediaPublicly owned TV broadcaster operates 2 terrestrial networks plus regional stations; multiple privately owned TV broadcasters operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 50 local TV stations; widespread access to pan-Nordic and international broadcasters through multi-channel cable and satellite TV; publicly owned radio broadcaster operates 3 national stations and a network of 25 regional channels; roughly 100 privately owned local radio stations with some consolidating into near national networks; an estimated 900 community and neighborhood radio stations broadcast intermittently (2008)