President: Maxwell Richards Prime minister: Kamla Persad-Bissessar
President: Olafur Ragnar Grimsson Prime minister: Johanna Sigurdardottir
Population
1,226,383
313,183
Life Expectancy
71.670 years
81.000 years
Capital City
Port-of-Spain
Reykjavik
Largest city
Chaguanas (population: 72,159)
Reykjavik (population: 113,906)
Human Development Index
0.833
NA
GDP per capita
$20,300 US
$38,500 US
Literacy Rate
98.6%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
3.6
8.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
33.3%
33.3%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Bjorgolfur Thor Bjorgolfsson ($1.0bn US)
Unemployment Rate
6.400%
7.400%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
parliamentary democracy
constitutional republic
Independence date
31 August 1962 (from UK)
1 December 1918 (became a sovereign state under the Danish Crown); 17 June 1944 (from Denmark)
Religions
Roman Catholic 26%, Hindu 22.5%, Anglican 7.8%, Baptist 7.2%, Pentecostal 6.8%, Muslim 5.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4%, other Christian 5.8%, other 10.8%, unspecified 1.4%, none 1.9% (2000 census)
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), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), French, Spanish, Chinese
Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken
Exports
petroleum and petroleum products, liquefied natural gas (LNG), methanol, ammonia, urea, steel products, beverages, cereal and cereal products, sugar, cocoa, coffee, citrus fruit, vegetables, flowers
fish and fish products 70%, aluminum, animal products, ferrosilicon, diatomite
External Debt
$4,483,000,000 $
$124,500,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Trinidad and Tobago dollars (TTD) per US dollar - 6.3228 (2008 est.), 6.3275 (2007), 6.3107 (2006), 6.2842 (2005), 6.299 (2004)
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
0.300%
0.000%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
2
1
Location
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the UK
Area
5,128 km sq
103,000 km sq
Coastline
362 km
4,970 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (June to December)
temperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy winters; damp, cool summers
