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Iceland
Ísland
FlagCoat of arms
Anthem: Lofsöngur ("Hymn")
Lofsöngur.ogg

Location of  Iceland  (dark green)in Europe  (dark grey)  —  [Legend]
Location of  Iceland  (dark green)

in Europe  (dark grey)  —  [Legend]

Capital
(and largest city)
Reykjavík
64°08′N21°56′W / 64.133°N 21.933°W / 64.133; -21.933
Official language(s)Icelandic (de facto)
Ethnic groups 93% Icelandic,
~2.0% Nordic[1]
~5.0% other
(see demographics)
DemonymIcelander, Icelandic
GovernmentParliamentary republic
 - PresidentÓlafur Ragnar Grímsson
 - Prime MinisterJóhanna Sigurðardóttir
 - Speaker of the AlþingiÁsta Ragnheiður Jóhannesdóttir
LegislatureAlþingi
Establishment — Independence
 - Settlement9th century 
 - Commonwealth930–1262 
 - Union with Norway1262–1814 
 - Danish monarchy1380–1944 
 - Constitution5 January 1874 
 - Kingdom of Iceland1 December 1918 
 - Republic17 June 1944 
Area
 - Total103,001 km2 (108th)
39,770 sq mi 
 - Water (%)2.7
Population
 - 1 April 2012 estimate320,060[b] (175th)
 - Density3.1/km2 (232nd)
7.5/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2011 estimate
 - Total$12.409 billion[2] 
 - Per capita$38,060[2] 
GDP (nominal)2011 estimate
 - Total$14.048 billion[2] 
 - Per capita$43,088[2] 
Gini (2010)25.0[c] (low) (1st)
HDI (2011)0.898[3] (very high) (14th)
CurrencyIcelandic króna (ISK)
Time zoneGMT(UTC+0)
 - Summer (DST)not observed (UTC)
Drives on theright
ISO 3166 codeIS
Internet TLD.is
Calling code354
b. ^"Statistics Iceland:Key figures". Statistics Iceland. 1 October 2002. http://www.statice.is/?PageID=1390. Retrieved 2011-07-02. 
c. ^"CIA – The World Factbook – Field Listing – Distribution of family income – Gini index". United States government. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2172.html#Govt. Retrieved 14 September 2008. 

Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of July 26, 2012


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