President: Olafur Ragnar Grimsson Prime minister: Johanna Sigurdardottir
President: Laura Chinchilla
Population
313,183
4,636,348
Life Expectancy
81.000 years
77.890 years
Capital City
Reykjavik
San Jose
Largest city
Reykjavik (population: 113,906)
San Jose (population: 335,007)
Human Development Index
NA
0.847
GDP per capita
$38,500 US
$12,100 US
Literacy Rate
99%
94.9%
Corruption Perception Index
8.9
5.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
33.3%
36.8%
Wealthiest Citizens
Bjorgolfur Thor Bjorgolfsson ($1.0bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
7.400%
6.500%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
constitutional republic
democratic republic
Independence date
1 December 1918 (became a sovereign state under the Danish Crown); 17 June 1944 (from Denmark)
15 September 1821 (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 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%
Languages
Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken
Spanish (official), English
Exports
fish and fish products 70%, aluminum, animal products, ferrosilicon, diatomite
