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Iceland
Ísland
FlagCoat of arms
Anthem: Lofsöngur
Location of  Iceland  (dark green)on the European continent  (dark grey)  —  [Legend]
Location of  Iceland  (dark green)

on the European continent  (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,
7.0% other
(see demographics)
DemonymIcelander, Icelandic
GovernmentUnitaryparliamentary republic
 - PresidentÓlafur Ragnar Grímsson
 - Prime MinisterJóhanna Sigurðardóttir
 - Alþingi PresidentÁsta Ragnheiður Jóhannesdóttir
LegislatureAlthing
Establishment — Independence
 - Free State of Iceland
See settlement of Iceland		930 
 - Unified with Norway1262 
 - Norway enters Kalmar Union[a]1388 
 - Ceded to Denmark[b]14 January 1814 
 - Constitution granted, limited home rule5 January 1874 
 - Home rule expanded1 February 1904 
 - Kingdom of Iceland, personal union
with Denmark		1 December 1918 
 - Fall of Denmark9 April 1940 
 - Republic of Iceland, personal union ends17 June 1944 
Area
 - Total103,001 km2 (107th)
39,770 sq mi 
 - Water (%)2.7
Population
 - 1 January 2011 estimate318,452[c] (175th)
 - Density3.1/km2 (232nd)
7.5/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2009 estimate
 - Total$12.148 billion[1] 
 - Per capita$38,022[1] 
GDP (nominal)2009 estimate
 - Total$12.133 billion[1] 
 - Per capita$37,976[1] 
Gini (2010)25.0[d] (low) (1st)
HDI (2010)decrease 0.869[2] (very high) (17th)
CurrencyIcelandic króna (ISK)
Time zoneGMT(UTC+0)
 - Summer (DST)not observed (UTC)
Drives on theright
ISO 3166 codeIS
Internet TLD.is
Calling code354
a. ^ Danish monarchy reached Iceland in 1380 with the reign of Olav IV in Norway.

b. ^ Iceland, the Faeroes and Greenland were formally Norwegian possessions until 1814 despite 400 years of Danish monarchy beforehand.
c. ^"Statistics Iceland:Key figures". statice.is. 1 October 2002. http://www.statice.is/?PageID=1390. 

d. ^"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 12, 2011

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