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Swedish overseas colonies
Svenska kolonier (Swedish)
1638–1663 1733 1784–1878
Flag
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)
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
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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