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Europe IS The Republic of Iceland
Iceland
  • Ísland
  • Region : Northern Europe
  • Capital : Reykjavík
  • Area : 103,000.00 km²
  • Official Language : Icelandic
  • Population : 352,721.00
  • GDP(Nominal) : 23.918
  • GPI Rank : 1
  • GII Rank : 20
  • Has joined CRS(Common Reporting Standard)
Iceland is an island state in the North Sea between Europe and Greenland. The land has a total area of 103,000 km² and a total coastline of 4,970 km. This area is approximately 98% of the area of Kentucky. The island group consists of about 40 islands. Iceland has no direct neighbours. The distance between New York City and the Capital Reykjavík is about 4,210 km.With an Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.938 Iceland counts as one of the high developed economies by UN-definition. The IMF also shares this classification.
Population
Population Per Km2

3.424

Life Expectancy of Males

81.1

Life Expectancy of Females

84.3

Birth Rate

12.0 ‰

Death Rate

6.4 ‰

Passport
Passport of Iceland
VF : 120 , VOA : 47 MS : 167
Currency : Icelandic Krone (ISK)

1 US Dollar = 146.16 Kronen
1000 Kronen = 6.84 US Dollar

Economy

Item

Value

GDP21,912.34 M €

Exportations

10,935.7 M €

Importations

10,235.4 M €

Budget deficit

406 M €

Tourism receipts

2.65 bn €

Gross debt

9,693 M €

Unemployment rate

2.8 %

Inflation rate

3.01 %

corruption index

78 (good)

Energy consumption

17.7 bn kWh

GDP : 23.918 | GDP(PPP) : 20.003
Important Cities

City/Region

Population

Reykjavík / CapitalCapital Region

123,000

KópavogurCapital Region

32,000

HafnarfjörðurCapital Region

27,000

AkureyriNortheast

18,000

GarðabærCapital Region

11,000

MosfellsbærCapital Region

8,650

AkranesWest

6,610

SelfossSouth

6,510

VestmannaeyjarSouth

4,220

GrindavíkSouthern Peninsula

2,860

ÍsafjörðurWestfjords

2,620

SauðárkrókurNorthwest

2,580

EgilsstaðirEast

2,270

HúsavíkNortheast

2,230

ReykjanesbærSouthern Peninsula

2,010

BorgarnesWest

1,760

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Land Use

Category

Area

1% Urban areas

1,024 km²

18% Agricultural areas

18,717 km²

0% Forest

491 km²

3% Water areas

2,750 km²

78% Others

80,018 km²

Mother Tongue

Lanaguage

Percent

Icelandic

95.7 %

other

4.3 %

Transport

Lanaguage

Percent

Roadways:

12,898 km

Commercial harbors:

37

› Airports:

96

Climate
The climate in IcelandThe country is much further away from the equator than Central Europe. This means that the winter days in Iceland are much darker, colder and also shorter. The country is under cold polar climate. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 4 and 14 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 16 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to -2°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for Iceland and 6 geographic spots of the countryVolcanos
The climate in Iceland