President: Olafur Ragnar Grimsson Prime minister: Johanna Sigurdardottir
Population
32,140
313,183
Life Expectancy
83.070 years
81.000 years
Capital City
Reykjavik
Largest city
San Marino (population: 29,000)
Reykjavik (population: 113,906)
Human Development Index
0
NA
GDP per capita
$38,500 US
Literacy Rate
96%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
8.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
11.7%
33.3%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Bjorgolfur Thor Bjorgolfsson ($1.0bn US)
Unemployment Rate
7.400%
Death Penalty
Abolished
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
Roman Catholic
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
Italian
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 Europe, an enclave in central Italy
Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the UK
Area
61 km sq
103,000 km sq
Coastline
0 km
4,970 km
Climate
Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny summers
temperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy winters; damp, cool summers
