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| Overview | People | Geography | Economy | Government | Communications | Transport | Military | Map |
| Country | Iceland |
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| Capital | name: Reykjavik geographic coordinates: 64 09 N, 21 57 W time difference: UTC (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Population | 301,931 (July 2007 est.) |
| GMT | GMT |
| Location | Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the UK see map |
| Area | total: 103,000 sq km land: 100,250 sq km water: 2,750 sq km |
| Ethnic groups | homogeneous mixture of descendants of Norse and Celts 94%, population of foreign origin 6% |
| Religions | Lutheran Church of Iceland 85.5%, Reykjavik Free Church 2.1%, Roman Catholic Church 2%, Hafnarfjorour Free Church 1.5%, other Christian 2.7%, other or unspecified 3.8%, unaffiliated 2.4% (2004) |
| Languages | Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken |
| Government type | constitutional republic |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 17 June (1944) |
| Constitution | 16 June 1944, effective 17 June 1944; amended many times |
| Legal system | civil law system based on Danish law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Background | Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althing, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland was subsequently ruled by Norway and Denmark. Fallout from the Askja volcano of 1875 devastated the Icelandic economy and caused widespread famine. Over the next quarter century, 20% of the island's population emigrated, mostly to Canada and the US. Limited home rule from Denmark was granted in 1874 and complete independence attained in 1944. Literacy, longevity, income, and social cohesion are first-rate by world standards. |
| Internet country code | .is |
