| Country name: |
Iceland |
| Capital: |
Reykjavík |
| Country code: |
297 |
| Continent: |
Europe |
| Currency name: |
Icelandic króna |
| Independence: |
1918-12-01 00:00:00 |
| 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 (km2): |
103,000 |
| Land area (km2): |
100,250 |
| Water area (km2): |
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) |
| Date format: |
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| Drive on: |
right |
| Calling code: |
+354 |
| Domain: |
.is |
