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.

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