South Sweden
South Sweden (Swedish: Sydsverige) is a National Area (Swedish: Riksområde) of Sweden. The National Areas are a part of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) of Sweden.
| South Sweden Sydsverige | |
|---|---|
| National Area | |
 | |
| Country |
 Sweden |
| Largest city |
 Malmö |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13,968 km2 (5,393 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,306,695 |
| • Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE04 |
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GeographyEdit
South Sweden is situated in the southern part of its country. It is close to Denmark and it borders with the riksområden of Småland and the islands and West Sweden.
The most populous cities are Malmö, Helsingborg, Lund, Karlskrona, Kristianstad, Landskrona and Trelleborg.
SubdivisionEdit
South Sweden includes 2 counties:
Blekinge (seat: Karlskrona)
Skåne (seat: Malmö)
See alsoEdit
External linksEdit
Media related to National Areas of Sweden at Wikimedia Commons