Suecia

Interesting Facts About Suecia

• Sweden is the fifth-largest country in Europe by area, covering 450,295 square kilometres
• 88% of Swedes live in urban areas, which cover only 1.5% of the entire land area
• Sweden has one of the oldest populations in the world, with an average age of 41.1 years
• Five minority groups are officially recognised in Sweden: Jews, Romani, Sámi, Sweden Finns, and Tornedalians
• Swedish became the official language of Sweden only recently, on 1 July 2009, when a new language law was implemented
• About 26% of Sweden's inhabitants were of foreign background in 2021, with 2,090,503 persons born abroad
• Norrland covers approximately 60% of Swedish territory but has a very low population density of below five people per square kilometre

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