President: Olafur Ragnar Grimsson Prime minister: Johanna Sigurdardottir
President: Juan Manuel Santos
Population
313,183
45,239,079
Life Expectancy
81.000 years
74.790 years
Capital City
Reykjavik
Bogota
Largest city
Reykjavik (population: 113,906)
Bogota (population: 7,102,600)
Human Development Index
NA
0.787
GDP per capita
$38,500 US
$10,400 US
Literacy Rate
99%
92.8%
Corruption Perception Index
8.9
3.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
33.3%
9.7%
Wealthiest Citizens
Bjorgolfur Thor Bjorgolfsson ($1.0bn US)
Julio Mario Santo Domingo ($4.0bn US)
Unemployment Rate
7.400%
10.800%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
constitutional republic
republic; executive branch dominates government structure
Independence date
1 December 1918 (became a sovereign state under the Danish Crown); 17 June 1944 (from Denmark)
20 July 1810 (from Spain)
Religions
Lutheran Church of Iceland 82.1%, Roman Catholic Church 2.4%, Reykjavik Free Church 2.3%, Hafnarfjorour Free Church 1.6%, other Christian 2.8%, other religions 0.9%, unaffiliated 2.6%, other or unspecified 5.5% (2006 est.)
Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
Languages
Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken
Spanish
Exports
fish and fish products 70%, aluminum, animal products, ferrosilicon, diatomite
