Blekinge County

Blekinge County
Blekinge län (Swedish)
Karlshamn citadel
Karlshamn citadel
Flag of Blekinge County
Coat of arms of Blekinge County
Blekinge County in Sweden
Blekinge County in Sweden
Location map of Blekinge County in Sweden
Location map of Blekinge County in Sweden
Coordinates: 56°14′36″N 14°22′52″E / 56.24333°N 14.38111°E / 56.24333; 14.38111
CountrySweden
Founded1683
CapitalKarlskrona
Municipalities
Government
 • GovernorUlrica Messing
 • CouncilLandstinget Blekinge
Area
 • Total3,039.4 km2 (1,173.5 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)[1]
 • Total157,973
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalSEK 53 billion
€5.649 billion (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE-K
NUTS RegionSE221
Websitewww.k.lst.se

Blekinge County (Swedish: Blekinge län) is a county or län in the south of Sweden. It borders the Counties of Skåne, Kronoberg, Kalmar and the Baltic Sea. The capital is Karlskrona. It is the smallest of the present administrative counties of Sweden, covering only 0,7% of the total area of the country. Princess Adrienne, the daughter of Princess Madeleine, is Duchess of Blekinge.

  1. ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2023 och befolkningsförändringar 2023". Statistics Sweden. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.

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