Iceland

Iceland

Ísland


Flag	Coat of arms

Anthem: Lofsöngur ("Hymn")

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)

Demonym Icelander, Icelandic

Government

Parliamentary republic

- President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson

- Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

- Speaker of the Alþingi Ásta Ragnheiður Jóhannesdóttir

Legislature Alþingi

Establishment — Independence

- Settlement 9th century

- Commonwealth 930–1262

- Union with Norway 1262–1814

- Danish monarchy 1380–1944

- Constitution 5 January 1874

- Kingdom of Iceland 1 December 1918

- Republic 17 June 1944

Area

- Total 103,001 km² (108th)
39,770 sq mi

- Water (%) 2.7

Population

- 1 April 2012 estimate 320,060^[b] (175th)

- Density 3.1/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)

Currency Icelandic króna (ISK)

Time zone GMT(UTC+0)

- Summer (DST) not observed (UTC)

Drives on the right

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.

Contents

Introduction

Geography

Demographics

Government

Economy

Energy

Telecommunications

Transportation

Military

Transnational Issues

Environment

Health

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