Blekinge County
Blekinge län (Swedish) | |
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 Karlshamn citadel | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 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 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Founded | 1683 |
| Capital | Karlskrona |
| Municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ulrica Messing |
| • Council | Landstinget Blekinge |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,039.4 km2 (1,173.5 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2023)[1] | |
• Total | 157,973 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | SEK 53 billion €5.649 billion (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE-K |
| NUTS Region | SE221 |
| Website | www |
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.
- ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2023 och befolkningsförändringar 2023". Statistics Sweden. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.