Iceland
Position: North-Western Europe
Position: North-Western Europe
| International name: | Iceland |
| Local name: | Island |
| AREA ................................................ | 103.000 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 293.966 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 2,9 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Reykjavik |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken |
| 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) |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Icelandic krona (ISK) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 33051 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,672 (1th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Hvannadalshnukur 2110 m (Vatnajokull glacier) |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 1 December 1918 (became a sovereign state under the Danish Crown); 17 June 1944 (from Denmark) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .is |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +354 |
North-Western Europe country
| Reykjavik | 21/11/2024 | 22:09 | ( GMT ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook