| Capitale | nom: Stockholm coordonnées géographiques: 59 20 N, 18 03 E différence de temps: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October etymology: "stock" and "holm" literally mean "log" and "islet" in Swedish, but there is no consensus as to what the words refer to |
| Fête de l'Indépendance | 6 Juin 1523 (Gustav VASA elected king of Sweden, marking the abolishment of the Kalmar Union between Denmark, Norway, and Sweden) |
| Fête nationale | National Day, 6 Juin (1983); note - from 1916 to 1982 this date was celebrated as Swedish Flag Day |
| Constitution | history: several previous; latest adopted 1 Janvier 1975 amendments: proposed by Parliament; passage requires simple majority vote in two consecutive parliamentary terms with an intervening general election; passage also requires approval by simple majority vote in a referendum if Parliament approves a motion for a referendum by one third of its members; amended several times, last in 2014 (changes to the "Instrument of Government") (2016) |
| Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur | 18 ans; universal |
| Pouvoir exécutif | chef d'état (Président): King CARL XVI GUSTAF (depuis 15 September 1973); Heir Apparent Princess VICTORIA Ingrid Alice Desiree (daughter of the monarch, born 14 July 1977) chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister Stefan LOFVEN (depuis 3 October 2014); Deputy Prime Minister Isabella LOVIN (depuis 25 May 2016); note - Prime Minister Stefan LOFVEN was ousted in a no-confidence vote on 25 September 2018 and headed a caretaker government until the next government was formed; LOFVEN was reelected as Prime Minister and took office on 21 January 2019 cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the prime minister elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually becomes the prime minister |
Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du décembre 31, 2019
