Sweden Map - Physical Map of Sweden

Sweden Facts and Country Information...

Sweden officially known as the Kingdom of Sweden is a Scandinavian country situated in Northern Europe.
It has a total area of 449,964 square kilometres and it is the 55th largest country in the world. In the European Union it is the third largest country.

Baltic Sea and Gulf of Bothnia lies to the east and Scandinavian mountain chain in the west. To its north-east is Finland. Denmark, Germany, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia has maritime borders with Sweden. The longest border without interruption is with Norway which is 1,619 kilometres long.

The highest point or mountain in Sweden is Kebnekaise. Sweden's largest islands are Gotland and Öland. The largest lakes are Vattern and Vanern. Vanern comes at number three in terms of size in whole of Europe.

North of the Sweden is covered by forests and the south by agriculture and so the southern part is heavily habituated. The eastern part of the Scandinavian Plateau is formed by Sweden.
The bay of Lake Hammarsjön at −2.41 m is the lowest point in Sweden located in Kristianstand. The central Svealand, the northern Norrland and southern Götaland are the three main lands which are formed by the grouping of the twenty five landscapes or provinces.