Area: 103.000 Km²
Population: 282.800
Density: 2,7 pop/Km²

System of government: Parliamentary republic
Capital: Reykjavik (111.300 pop., 175.000 urban aggl.)
Major cities: Kópavogur 23.500 pop., Hafnarfjördur 19.600 pop., Akureyri 15.400 pop.
Ethnic majority: Icelander 97%, European 2%, others 1%
Border countries: -

Principal mountains: Hvannadalshnúkur 2119 m, Bárðarbunga 2000 m
Principal rivers: Þjórsá 230 Km, Jökulsá á Fjöllum 206 Km
Principal lakes: Þingvallavatn 82 Km², Lögurinn 53 Km²
Principal islands: Iceland 102.950 Km², Heimaey 13,4 Km², Hrísey á Eyjafirði 8 Km²
Climate: Cold oceanic

Language: Icelandic
Religion: Evangelical Lutheran 88%, Lutheran Free Church 4%, Catholic 1,5%, other 6,5%
Currency: Icelandic Krona (ISK)

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Data update 1.12.2000. Source: Statistics Iceland