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1 day ago · As of 2016, approximately 23,600 people (about 40% of residents) lived in Visby, which is the seat of the municipality and the capital of the county. [1] Gotland is located about 90 km (56 mi) east of the Swedish mainland and about 130 km (81 mi) from the Baltic states, Latvia being the nearest.
4 days ago · Sweden stretches 1,000 mi (1,600 km) north-south and 310 mi (500 km) east-west. With a total area of 528,447 sq km, Sweden is the 5th largest country in Europe. As of June 8, 2020, the Sweden had a population of 10,095,502.
5 days ago · Gotland is a large island east of Sweden, and a very popular summer vacation destination for Swedes. It has cobbled roads, colourful buildings, beautiful towns and cities, unique seaside rock formations, and sandy beaches. The ferry to the main city on Gotland (Visby) is 3 hours, or you can fly there in 35 minutes from Stockholm.
3 days ago · Published 07 March 2024 · Speech from Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister's Office. Sweden is a NATO member. Just before 17.30 CET, Sweden’s instrument of accession was deposited with the United States Government, as depositary of the North Atlantic Treaty. Therefore, Sweden is now a member of NATO.
4 days ago · Stockholm, capital and largest city of Sweden. Stockholm is located at the junction of Lake Malar and Salt Bay, an arm of the Baltic Sea, opposite the Gulf of Finland. It is built upon numerous islands as well as the mainland of Uppland and Sodermanland.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
3 days ago · With the Barents Sea to the north, the Norwegian Sea and the North Sea to the west, and Skagerrak (Skager Strait) to the south, Norway has land borders only to the east—with Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Norway occupies part of northern Europe’s Fennoscandian Shield.
4 days ago · Denmark is the country that occupies the peninsula of Jutland, which extends northward from the center of continental western Europe, and an archipelago of more than 400 islands to the east of that peninsula. Along with Norway and Sweden, Denmark is a part of the northern European region known as Scandinavia.
