Icelandic
Fact And Figures |
| Name |
Lýðveldið
Ísland (The Republic of Iceland) |
| Nationality |
Noun--Icelander(s);
adjective--Icelandic |
| Flag |
A
red Nordic cross outlined in white on a blue background
|
| Type |
Republic
|
| Head
of state |
President
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson |
| Languages |
Icelandic
|
| Population |
300,000
in Jan 2006
|
| Capital
city |
Reykjavík
(pop 170,000) |
| People |
97%
Icelanders |
| Language |
Icelandic |
| Religion |
95%
Evangelical Lutheran, 3% other Protestant denominations,
1% Roman Catholic, & some followers of Ásatrú, an
ancient Norse religion |
| Currency |
Króna
(Icelandic crown, ISK) |
| Exchange
rate |
USD
1 = ISK 63,00 ( Jan 3 2006) |
| Climate |
Temperate;
moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy winters;
damp, cool summers |
| Area |
103,000
km2 / 39,758 sq. miles (Glaciers: 12.000 km2, lava 11.000
km2, lakes 3.000 km2, arable land 1.100 km2). |
| Territorial
sea |
12
nm Sea area (within 200 miles of fishery limits): 758.000
km2 |
| Terrain
|
Mostly
plateau interspersed with mountain peaks and ice-fields;
coast deeply indented by bays and fiords. |
|
Environment |
Environment:
Subject to earthquakes, avalanches and volcanic activity
|
|
Natural resources |
Fish,
hydroelectric and geothermal power, and diatomite. |
|
Land boundaries |
None
|
| Exports |
Cod
and other fish products (80%) [with 11,3% of labor], Aluminum
and industrial products (17%), Agricultural products (3%)
[4,9% of labor] |
| Electricity |
220V,
50 cycles |
| Weights
& measures |
Metric
|
| Tourism |
over
325.000 visitors year 2003 |
| Time
|
Iceland
is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) throughout the year, and
does not go on daylight saving time. When it is noon in
Reykjavik during the summer, the time it 08:00 in New
York City, 13:00 in London, 14:00 in Paris, 14:00 in Oslo,
14:00 in Luxembourg, 14:00 in Rome and 21:00 in Tokyo. |
