Iceland

Iceland

Iceland

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Iceland Flag

Iceland Armorial

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Iceland is a Nordic republic powered almost entirely by geothermal and hydro energy, leading innovation indices, and sustainable marine-resource management.

Iceland is a Country located in the Northern Europe sub-region of the Europe continent.

Easy learning about Iceland

The capital city of Iceland is Reykjavik.

Word: Geyser

Meaning: hot spring

Basic Information

Capital City: Reykjavik

Population: 387,558 (UN)

Area: 103,000 km² / 64,001 sq mi

People are called: Icelanders

Type: Country

Administrative Divisions

64 municipalities (sveitarfelog)

  1. Akranes,
  2. Akureyri,
  3. Arneshreppur,
  4. Asahreppur,
  5. Blaskogabyggdh,
  6. Bolungarvik,
  7. Borgarbyggdh,
  8. Dalabyggdh,
  9. Dalvikurbyggdh,
  10. Eyjafjardharsveit,
  11. Eyja-og Miklaholtshreppur,
  12. Fjallabyggdh,
  13. Fjardhabyggdh,
  14. Fljotsdalshreppur,
  15. Floahreppur,
  16. Gardhabaer,
  17. Grimsnes-og Grafningshreppur,
  18. Grindavikurbaer,
  19. Grundarfjardharbaer,
  20. Grytubakkahreppur,
  21. Hafnarfjordhur,
  22. Horgarsveit,
  23. Hrunamannahreppur,
  24. Hunathing Vestra,
  25. Hunabyggdh,
  26. Hvalfjardharsveit,
  27. Hveragerdhi,
  28. Isafjardharbaer,
  29. Kaldrananeshreppur,
  30. Kjosarhreppur,
  31. Kopavogur,
  32. Langanesbyggdh,
  33. Mosfellsbaer,
  34. Mulathing,
  35. Myrdalshreppur,
  36. Nordhurthing,
  37. Rangarthing Eystra,
  38. Rangarthing Ytra,
  39. Reykholahreppur,
  40. Reykjanesbaer,
  41. Reykjavik,
  42. Seltjarnarnes,
  43. Skaftarhreppur,
  44. Skagabyggdh,
  45. Skagafjordhur,
  46. Skeidha-og Gnupverjahreppur,
  47. Skorradalshreppur,
  48. Snaefellsbaer,
  49. Strandabyggdh,
  50. Stykkisholmur,
  51. Sudhavikurhreppur,
  52. Sudhurnesjabaer,
  53. Svalbardhsstrandarhreppur,
  54. Sveitarfelagidh Arborg,
  55. Sveitarfelagidh Hornafjordhur,
  56. Sveitarfelagidh Olfus,
  57. Sveitarfelagidh Skagastrond,
  58. Sveitarfelagidh Vogar,
  59. Talknafjardharhreppur,
  60. Thingeyjarsveit,
  61. Tjorneshreppur,
  62. Vestmannaeyjar,
  63. Vesturbyggdh,
  64. Vopnafjardharhreppur

Geography

Latitude: 65° 00' N

Longitude: 18° 00' W

Geographical Subregion: Northern Europe

Continental Region: Europe

Citizenship & Passport

Passport Ranking: 10 (HP Index)

Visa-Free Destinations: 182

Climate

temperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy winters; damp, cool summers

Global Indices

Global Peace Index Rank: 1 (GPI)

Global Peace Index Score: 1.112 (GPI)

Economy

GDP per Capita: $90,284 (IMF)

Currency: Krona

Currency Code: ISK

Human Development

HDI Rank: 1 (UNDP)

HDI Value: 0.972

Mean Years of Schooling: 13,9

Expected Years of Schooling: 18,9

Life Expectancy at Birth: 82,7 Years

Religion

Most Predominant: Evangelical official

Second Most Predominant: Catholic

LGBTI Rights

Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)

Legal Mechanism: Legislative

International Memberships

NATO - since 1949

Technical Information

TLD: .is

Calling Code: +354

MapGeo Name: Iceland

MapGeo Code: IS

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