Learn everything you need to know about Iceland in under 2 minutes!
Est. Population:
335,878
Demonym:
Icelandic
Religions:
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland (71.55%)
Atheist (5.77%)
Roman Catholic (3.73%)
Reykjavík Free Church (2.87%)
Hafnarfjörður Free Church (1.95%)
Largest City:
Reykjavík (121,486)
Other Cities:
Constitutional Republic
Region:
Northern Europe (Scandinavia)
Bodies of Water:
Atlantic Ocean (Surrounded)
Total Area:
103,000 km2 (97.3% land, 2.7% water)
Total Land:
0 km (Island)
Total Coastline:
4,970 km
Climate
Temperate
Terrain:
Plateau
Mountain peaks
Ice fields
Fjords and bays on the coast
Highest Point
Hvannadalshnúkur (2,110 m)
Lowest Point
Sea Level
Natural Disasters
Earthquakes
Volcanic activity
Head of State:
President Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Admin. Divisions
8 Regions
Independence:
17 June 1944 (from Denmark)
Nat'l Symbol:
Gyrfalcon
Nat'l Anthem:
Lofsöngur
GDP Per Capita
$45,600 (USD)
Currency
kr (Krona)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = kr (Krona)106.81
Internet Code
.is
Telephone Code
+354
Episode 59 - Iceland (Pt. 2)
Posted on Tuesday January 16, 2018
Episode 25 - Iceland
Posted on Friday November 04, 2016
Naming newborns in Iceland follows a certain set of laws; the government has a set list of names from which the names must be selected. No other names may be used.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ic.html (Majority of information)
http://bit.ly/2eS0jJF (Ethnic data)
http://bit.ly/2fzBYvy (Religious data)
http://bit.ly/2eAQgYm (City population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)Information accurate to best of ability as of 8 November 2016