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Republic of Iceland
Lýðveldið Ísland
   Iceland is a volcanic island in the North Atlantic, located close to the Arctic Circle about 300 km from Greenland; its coasts are mostly jagged and descend to the sea with steep sides. The territory is for the most part inhospitable and covered in some areas by ice due to the position of this island and the density is one of the lowest on the planet; the only urbanized area and where almost 2/3 of the inhabitants are concentrated is the one around the capital.
Government type Parliamentary republic
Area 102,775 km² (39,682 sq mi)
Population 384,000 inh. (2024)
Population density 3.7 inh/km² (9.7 inh/mi²)
Capital Reykjavik (136,000 pop., 240,000 urban aggl.)
Currency Icelandic króna
Human development index 0.959 (3rd place)
Languages Icelandic
Life expectancy M 81 years, F 84 years
Location in Europe

Boundaries:

Arctic Ocean NORTH and EAST
Atlantic Ocean SOUTH and WEST

GEOGRAPHY DATA OF ICELAND


Largest cities
Reykjavik 136,000 pop., 240,000 urban aggl.
Kópavogur 39,300 pop.
Hafnarfjörður 30,600 pop.
Keflavík og Njarðvík 21,800 pop.
Akureyri 19,500 pop.
Highest mountains
Hvannadalshnjúkur 2,110 m (6,923 ft)
Largest glacier
Vatnajökull 8,300 km² (3,205 sq mi)
Longest rivers
Þjórsá 230 km (143 mi)
Jökulsá á Fjöllum 206 km (128 mi)
Ölfusá/Hvítá 185 km (115 mi)
Largest lakes
Þingvallavatn 82 km² (32 sq mi)
Lögurinn 53 km² (20 sq mi)
Mývatn 37 km² (14 sq mi)
Largest islands
Iceland 102,724 km² (39,662 sq mi)
Heimaey 13 km² (5 sq mi)
Hrísey á Eyjafirði 8 km² (3.1 sq mi)

ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS OF ICELAND

   Iceland is administratively divided into 8 regions; that of the capital, while constituting just 1.03% of the territory, hosts almost 2/3 of the population, with the other regions which in some cases do not even reach 1 inhabitant per square kilometer.

   As can be seen from the second map, most of the major urban centers are located a few kilometers from Reykjavik, while in the rest of the country there are almost exclusively small and isolated villages.



Reykjavik



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