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Swedish overseas colonies information


Swedish overseas colonies
Svenska kolonier (Swedish)
1638–1663
1733
1784–1878
Flag of Sweden
Flag
Coat of arms of Sweden
Coat of arms
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)
Map of the Swedish Empire with all of the territories that it possessed (Purple)
CapitalStockholm
Common languagesOfficial language:
Swedish
Regional languages:
Norwegian, Finnish, Estonian, Russian, German
Religion
Church of Sweden
GovernmentAbsolute monarchy, constitutional monarchy
History 
• Established
1638
• Disestablished
1878
Population
• 1650
2,200,000
CurrencyRiksdaler
ISO 3166 codeSE

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.

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