President: Olafur Ragnar Grimsson Prime minister: Johanna Sigurdardottir
Chairman of the General National Congress: Mohamed Magarief
Population
313,183
5,613,380
Life Expectancy
81.000 years
77.830 years
Capital City
Reykjavik
Tripoli (Tarabulus)
Largest city
Reykjavik (population: 113,906)
Tripoli (population: 1,150,990)
Human Development Index
NA
0.84
GDP per capita
$38,500 US
$14,100 US
Literacy Rate
99%
82.6%
Corruption Perception Index
8.9
2.6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
33.3%
7.7%
Wealthiest Citizens
Bjorgolfur Thor Bjorgolfsson ($1.0bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
7.400%
30.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Legal
Political System
constitutional republic
Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in practice, an authoritarian state
Independence date
1 December 1918 (became a sovereign state under the Danish Crown); 17 June 1944 (from Denmark)
24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)
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.)
Sunni Muslim 97%, other 3%
Languages
Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken
Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities
Exports
fish and fish products 70%, aluminum, animal products, ferrosilicon, diatomite
