President: Olafur Ragnar Grimsson Prime minister: Johanna Sigurdardottir
Population
22,005,222
313,183
Life Expectancy
64.000 years
81.000 years
Capital City
Reykjavik
Largest city
Antananarivo (population: 1,391,430)
Reykjavik (population: 113,906)
Human Development Index
0.533
NA
GDP per capita
$38,500 US
Literacy Rate
68.9%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
3.4
8.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
9.4%
33.3%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Bjorgolfur Thor Bjorgolfsson ($1.0bn US)
Unemployment Rate
7.400%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice
Abolished
Political System
republic
constitutional republic
Independence date
1 December 1918 (became a sovereign state under the Danish Crown); 17 June 1944 (from Denmark)
Religions
indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
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.)
Languages
English (official), French (official), Malagasy (official)
Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken
Exports
fish and fish products 70%, aluminum, animal products, ferrosilicon, diatomite
External Debt
$124,500,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Icelandic kronur (ISK) per US dollar - 85.619 (2008 est.), 63.391 (2007), 70.195 (2006), 62.982 (2005), 70.192 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.000%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
1
Location
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique
Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the UK
Area
587,041 km sq
103,000 km sq
Coastline
4,828 km
4,970 km
Climate
tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
temperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy winters; damp, cool summers
