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Capital Iceland : |
Reykjavik .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Iceland :
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| Climate Iceland :
| temperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy winters; damp, cool summers .
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| Life expectancy Iceland :
| 80.18 years .
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| Fertility rate Iceland :
| 1.93 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Iceland :
| constitutional republic .
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| Population Iceland :
| 293,966 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Iceland :
| 103,000 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Iceland :
| 190,700 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Iceland :
| 279,100 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Iceland :
| 354.
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| Sex ratio total Iceland :
| 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Iceland ratio under 15 :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Iceland ratio 15 64 :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Iceland ratio 65 :
| 0.83 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Iceland :
| $-574 million (2003) |
| HIV Iceland :
| 0.2% (2001 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Iceland :
| NA |
| Literacy Iceland :
| 99.9% (1997 est.) |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Iceland :
| NA |
| House hold income highest than 10% Iceland :
| NA |
| Inflation Iceland :
| 2.1% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Iceland :
| 3.4% (2003 est.) |
| Internet Users Iceland :
| 195,000 (2003) |
| Location Iceland :
| Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the UK |
| Geographic Coordinates Iceland :
| 65 00 N, 18 00 W |
| Religion Iceland :
| Evangelical Lutheran 87.1%, other Protestant 4.1%, Roman Catholic 1.7%, other 7.1% (2002) |
| Administrative region Iceland :
| 8 regions; Austurland, Hofudhborgarsvaedhi, Nordhurland Eystra, Nordhurland Vestra, Sudhurland, Sudhurnes, Vestfirdhir, Vesturland |
| Terrain Iceland :
| mostly plateau interspersed with mountain peaks, icefields; coast deeply indented by bays and fiords |
| Elevation extremes lowest Iceland :
| Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Iceland :
| Hvannadalshnukur 2,119 m (at Vatnajokull glacier) |
| Natural resources Iceland :
| fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite |
| Land use arable land Iceland :
| 0,07% |
| Land use permanentcrops Iceland :
| 0% |
| Irrigated land Iceland :
| NA sq km |
| Natural hazards Iceland :
| earthquakes and volcanic activity |
| Environment current issues Iceland :
| water pollution from fertilizer runoff; inadequate wastewater treatment |
| Geography note Iceland :
| strategic location between Greenland and Europe; westernmost European country; Reykjavik is the northernmost national capital in the world; more land covered by glaciers than in all of continental Europe |
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