Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north and Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge-tunnelacross the Oresund. At 450,295 square kilometers (173,860 sq mi), Sweden is the third-largest country in the European Union by area. Sweden has a total population of 10.1 million of which 2.3 million has a foreign background. It has a low population density of 22 inhabitants per square kilometer (57/sq mi); the highest concentration is in the southern half of the country. Approximately 85% of the population lives in urban areas.

Population: The current population of Sweden is 9,961,809 as of Sunday, March 18, 2018, based on the latest United Nations estimates.Sweden population is equivalent to 0.13% of the total world population.Sweden ranks number 89 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.The population density in Sweden is 24 per Km² (63 people per mi²).The total land area is 410,340 Km2 (158,433 sq. miles). 85.5 % of the population is urban (8,535,204 people in 2018). The median age in Sweden is 40.9 years.

Climate: Sweden has a much milder climate than most other regions of the world that lie as far north. Sweden’s climate is influenced by the Gulf Stream, a warm ocean stream that flows off Norway’s west coast. Sweden’s many lakes and the gulfs of Bothnia give Sweden generally a relatively mild climate. July temperatures in Sweden average 13 to 17°C. February is usually Sweden’s coldest month, with temperatures from – 22 to -3°C. In northern Sweden, winter temperatures often drop to -30°C, sometimes even lower. Snow coversthe ground in southern Sweden from December to April, and in northern Sweden the first snowfall is often already in October.