Swedish overseas colonies
Swedish overseas colonies (Swedish: Svenska utomeuropeiska kolonier) consisted of the overseas colonies controlled by Sweden. Sweden possessed overseas colonies from 1638 to 1663, in 1733 and from 1784 to 1878. Sweden possessed five colonies, four of which were short lived. The colonies spanned three continents: Africa, Asia and North America.
Swedish overseas colonies Svenska kolonier (Swedish)
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| 1638–1663 1733 1784–1878 | |
| Motto: I Gud mitt hopp "In God my hope" | |
| Anthem: Kungssången "Song of the king" | |
Map of the Swedish Empire with all of the territories that it possessed (Purple) | |
| Capital | Stockholm |
| Common languages | Official language: Swedish Regional languages: Norwegian, Finnish, Estonian, Russian, German |
| Religion | Church of Sweden |
| Government | Absolute monarchy, constitutional monarchy |
| History | |
• Established | 1638 |
• Disestablished | 1878 |
| Population | |
• 1650 | 2,200,000 |
| Currency | Riksdaler |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
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