Iceland
Currency code:
Currency name:
Icelandic króna
Country name:
Iceland
Capital:
Reykjavík
Country code:
Continent:
Independence:
December 1, 1918
Independent from:
1 December 1918 became a sovereign state under the Danish Crown; 17 June 1944 from Denmark; birthday of Jon SIGURDSSON leader of Iceland's 19th Century independence movement
Total area:
103,000
Land area:
100,250
Water area:
2,750
Population:
315,281
Population note:
315,281 (July 2013 est.)
Official language:
Icelandic
All languages:
Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken
Time zone:
GMT (UTC+0) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC)
Drive on:
Right
Calling code:
+354
Domain:
.is