Place:Outline of Iceland
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Iceland:
Iceland – sovereign island nation located in the North Atlantic Ocean between continental Europe and Greenland.[1] It is considered part of Northern Europe. It is the least populous of the Nordic countries, having a population of about 329,000 (January 1, 2015).[2] Iceland is volcanically and geologically active on a large scale; this defines the landscape in various ways. The interior mainly consists of a plateau characterized by sand fields, mountains and glaciers, while many big glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Warmed by the Gulf Stream, Iceland has a temperate climate relative to its latitude and provides a habitable environment and nature.
General reference
- Pronunciation: Iceland
- Common English country name: Iceland
- Official English country name: Iceland
- Common endonym(s): Ísland
- Official endonym(s): Ísland
- Adjectival(s): Icelandic
- Demonym(s): Icelander(s)
- Etymology: Name of Iceland
- ISO country codes: IS, ISL, 352
- ISO region codes: See IS
- Internet country code top-level domain: .is
Geography of Iceland
Geography of Iceland
- Iceland is: a Nordic island country
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: 4,970 km
- Population of Iceland: 319,326 people (April 2009 estimate) - 172nd most populous country
- Area of Iceland: 103,000 km2 (40,000 sq mi) - 107th largest country
- Atlas of Iceland
Location of Iceland
- Iceland is situated within the following regions:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- Atlantic Ocean
- North Atlantic
- Eurasia
- Europe
- Northern Europe
- Nordic region
- Northern Europe
- Europe
- Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
- Extreme points of Iceland
- High: Hvannadalshnúkur 2,110 m (6,923 ft)
- Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Environment of Iceland
- Climate of Iceland
- Renewable energy in Iceland
- Geothermal power in Iceland
- Geology of Iceland
- Earthquakes in Iceland
- Volcanism of Iceland
- Iceland hotspot
- Iceland plume
- National parks of Iceland
- Snæfellsjökull
- Vatnajökull
- Þingvellir
- Wildlife of Iceland
- Flora of Iceland
- The Botany of Iceland
- Campanula uniflora
- Cerastium arcticum
- Crowberry
- Dryas octopetala
- Lupinus nootkatensis
- Ranunculus glacialis
- Salix arctica
- Saxifraga cernua
- Saxifraga cespitosa
- Stellaria humifusa
- Fauna of Iceland
- Birds of Iceland
- Anatidae
- Cygnus olor
- Cygnus columbianus
- Cygnus cygnus
- Anser fabalis
- Anser brachyrhynchus
- Anatidae
- Insects of Iceland
- Moths of Iceland
- Mammals of Iceland
- Birds of Iceland
- Flora of Iceland
Geographic features of Iceland
- Fjords of Iceland
- Glaciers of Iceland
- Highlands of Iceland
- Islands of Iceland
- Lakes of Iceland
- Mountains of Iceland
- Baula
- Borgarvirki
- Búrfellshyrna
- Búlandstindur
- Eldgjá
- Esjan
- Helgafell
- Herðubreið
- Hlíðarfjall
- Hvannadalshnúkur
- Kerling
- Kerlingarfjöll (mountain range)
- Kverkfjöll (mountain range)
- Súlur
- Óshyrna
- Volcanoes in Iceland
- Rivers of Iceland
- Waterfalls of Iceland
- Valleys of Iceland
- World Heritage Sites in Iceland
Regions of Iceland
Landsvæði | English name |
Population | Area (km2) | Population density |
ISO 3166 |
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Höfuðborgarsvæði | Capital Region | 202 131[3] | 1 062 | 190.33/km2 | IS-1 |
Suðurnes | Southern Peninsula | 21 088[3] | 829 | 25.44/km2 | IS-2 |
Vesturland | West | 15 589[3] | 9 554 | 1.63/km2 | IS-3 |
Vestfirðir | Westfjords | 7 137[3] | 9 409 | 0.76/km2 | IS-4 |
Norðurland vestra | Northwest | 7 393[3] | 12 737 | 0.58/km2 | IS-5 |
Norðurland eystra | Northeast | 29 006[3] | 21 968 | 1.32/km2 | IS-6 |
Austurland | East | 12 306[3] | 22 721 | 0.54/km2 | IS-7 |
Suðurland | South | 23 802[3] | 24 526 | 0.97/km2 | IS-8 |
Ísland | Iceland | 318 452[4] | 102 928 | 3.1/km2 | --N/A-- |
Region codes
- NUTS of Iceland
- ISO 3166-2 codes of Iceland
- FIPS region codes of Iceland
Administrative divisions of Iceland
Administrative divisions of Iceland
- Regions of Iceland
- Counties of Iceland
Constituencies of Iceland
Constituencies of Iceland Iceland is divided into 6 constituencies for the purpose of selecting representatives to the Alþingi (parliament):
- Reykjavík North (11)
- Reykjavík South (11)
- Northwest (9)
- Northeast (10)
- South (10)
- Southwest (12)
Municipalities of Iceland
Municipalities of Iceland
- Cities of Iceland (by population)
- Capital of Iceland: Reykjavík
Demography of Iceland
Demographics of Iceland
Government and politics of Iceland
- Form of government: unitary parliamentary representative democratic republic
- Capital of Iceland: Reykjavík
- Elections in Iceland
- Icelandic nationalism
- Liberalism and centrism in Iceland
- Political parties in Iceland
- Icelandic political scandals
- Taxation in Iceland
Branches of the government of Iceland
Government of Iceland
Executive branch of the government of Iceland
- Head of state: Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Iceland
- Head of government: Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, Prime Minister of Iceland
- First Lady of Iceland
- Cabinet of Iceland
- Cabinet ministers
- Minister of Education, Science and Culture of Iceland: Illugi Gunnarsson[5]
- Minister for the Environment of Iceland: Sigrún Magnúsdóttir[5]
- Minister of Finance of Iceland: Bjarni Benediktsson[5]
- Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture of Iceland: Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson[5]
- Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland: Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson[5]
- Minister of Health: Kristján Þór Júlíusson[5] (Part of the Ministry of Welfare (Iceland))
- Minister of Social Affairs and Housing: Eygló Harðardóttir[5] (Part of the Ministry of Welfare (Iceland))
- Ministry of Industries and Innovation of Iceland: Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir[5]
- Minister of the Interior of Iceland: Ólöf Nordal[5]
- List of cabinets of Iceland
- Cabinet ministers
- List of Icelandic ministries
Legislative branch of the government of Iceland
- Parliament of Iceland
- List of standing committees of the Icelandic parliament
- List of speakers of the Parliament of Iceland
Judicial branch of the government of Iceland
- Supreme Court of Iceland
Foreign relations of Iceland
Foreign relations of Iceland
- Accession of Iceland to the European Union
- List of diplomatic missions in Iceland
- List of diplomatic missions of Iceland
- Visa requirements for Icelandic citizens
International organization membership
International organization membership of Iceland The Republic of Iceland is a member of:[1]
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Law and order in Iceland
Law of Iceland
- Abortion in Iceland
- Cannabis in Iceland
- Capital punishment in Iceland
- Constitution of Iceland
- Human rights in Iceland
- Freedom of religion in Iceland
- LGBT rights in Iceland
- Prostitution in Iceland — in 2009, the paying for sex was outlawed, criminalizing the clients, while selling sex remained decriminalized.
- Icelandic passport
- Law enforcement in Iceland
- National Police of Iceland
- Víkingasveitin (The Viking Squad)
Military of Iceland
Military of Iceland
- Army: Iceland does not have a standing army
- Navy: No navy (just the Icelandic Coast Guard)
- Air force: None
- Icelandic Coast Guard
- Iceland Air Defence System
- Icelandic Air Policing
- Iceland Crisis Response Unit
- Víkingasveitin: Is equal to the American SWAT unit.
- Military history of Iceland
History of Iceland
By period
- Settlement of Iceland
- History of Icelandic nationality
- Icelandic Commonwealth
- Age of the Sturlungs
- Farthings of Iceland
- Christianisation of Iceland
- Icelandic Reformation
- Danish-Icelandic Trade Monopoly
- New Iceland
- Kingdom of Iceland
- Prohibition in Iceland
- Iceland during World War II
- Invasion of Iceland
- Military operations in Scandinavia and Iceland during World War II
- Founding of the Republic of Iceland
- Iceland in the Cold War
- Iceland Defense Force
- Accession of Iceland to the European Union
- 2010 Iceland power outages
By subject
- Agriculture in Iceland
- Economic history of Iceland
- History of the Jews in Iceland
- Military history of Iceland
- Postage stamps and postal history of Iceland
- List of rulers of Iceland
Culture of Iceland
- Architecture of Iceland
- Icelandic turf houses
- List of tallest buildings in Iceland
- List of tallest structures in Iceland
- Icelandic cuisine
- Beer in Iceland
- Festivals in Iceland
- Iceland Airwaves
- Heraldry in Iceland
- Media of Iceland
- Miss Iceland
- Museums in Iceland
- National and University Library of Iceland
- National symbols of Iceland
- Coat of arms of Iceland
- Flag of Iceland
- List of flags of Iceland
- National anthem of Iceland
- Order of the Falcon
- Prostitution in Iceland — in 2009, the paying for sex was outlawed, criminalizing the clients, while selling sex remained decriminalized.
- Public holidays in Iceland
- First Day of Summer
- Icelandic National Day
- Smoking in Iceland
- Icelandic weddings
- World Heritage Sites in Iceland
Art in Iceland
- Icelandic art
- Cinema of Iceland
- List of Icelandic films
- List of Icelandic submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- Icelandic cuisine
- Þorramatur
- Icelandic literature
- List of Icelandic-language poets
- List of Icelandic writers
- Music of Iceland
- List of Icelandic composers
- Icelandic folk music
- Icelandic hip hop
- Icelandic rock
- List of bands from Iceland
- Television in Iceland
Language in Iceland
- Languages of Iceland
- Icelandic language
- History of Icelandic
- Icelandic exonyms
- Icelandic grammar
- Icelandic Literary Society
- Icelandic name
- Icelandic Naming Committee
- Icelandic orthography
- Icelandic phonology
- Linguistic purism in Icelandic
- Icelandic vocabulary
- Icelandic Sign Language
- Icelandic language
Religion in Iceland
Religion in Iceland
- Icelandic funeral
- Religions in Iceland
- Christianity in Iceland
- Church of Iceland
- Roman Catholicism in Iceland
- Neopaganism in Iceland
- Bahá'í Faith in Iceland
- Buddhism in Iceland
- Islam in Iceland
- Judaism in Iceland
- History of the Jews in Iceland
- Christianity in Iceland
Sport in Iceland
Sport in Iceland
Olympics
BaseballBasketball
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Football
Handball
Ice hockey
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Rowing
Tennis
Sports personalitiesEiður Smári Guðjohnsen
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Economy and infrastructure of Iceland
Economy of Iceland
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 92nd (ninety-second)
- 2008–2012 Icelandic financial crisis
- Agriculture in Iceland
- Whaling in Iceland
- Banking in Iceland
- Banks of Iceland
- Central Bank of Iceland
- National Bank of Iceland
- Banks of Iceland
- Communications in Iceland
- List of newspapers in Iceland
- List of postal codes in Iceland
- Telecommunications in Iceland
- Internet in Iceland
- Telephone numbers in Iceland
- Companies of Iceland
- List of companies of Iceland
- Companies listed on the Iceland Stock Exchange
- Currency of Iceland: Króna
- ISO 4217: ISK
- Economic history of Iceland
- Energy in Iceland
- 2010 Iceland power outages
- Iceland Deep Drilling Project
- Power stations in Iceland
- Icelandic hydroelectric power stations
- Renewable energy in Iceland
- Geothermal power in Iceland
- Healthcare in Iceland
- Emergency medical services in Iceland
- List of hospitals in Iceland
- National parks of Iceland
- Iceland Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Iceland
- Trade unions
- Confederation of State and Municipal Employees of Iceland
- Icelandic Federation of Labour
- Transport in Iceland
- Airports in Iceland
- Rail transport in Iceland - Iceland has no public rail system.
- Roads in Iceland
- Highway system of Iceland
- Road signs in Iceland
- Speed limits in Iceland
- Street names in Iceland
- Tunnels in Iceland
- Vehicle registration plates of Iceland
Education in Iceland
Education in Iceland
- Academic grading in Iceland
- Icelandic Student Loan Fund
- List of schools in Iceland
- Universities in Iceland
- University of Iceland
- National and University Library of Iceland
- University of Iceland
See also
- Asteroid 110299 Iceland named after the island in 2018
- Index of Iceland-related articles
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Member state of the United Nations
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Iceland". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 13, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/iceland/.
- ↑ Population - key figures 1703-2015 Statistics Iceland
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Population by sex, age and municipalities 2011 Statistics Iceland
- ↑ Population - Key figures Statistics Iceland
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 Present government of Iceland
External links
- Gateway to Iceland
- Government Offices of Iceland
- Icelandic Government Information Center
- Outline of Iceland at Curlie