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Iceland

Presentation

Capital: Reykjavik

Population

Total Population (million): 0.31
Annual growth rate: 0.79%
Density: 3 inhab./km²
Urban population: 92.88%
Population of principal urban localities: Reykjavík (115420); Kopavogur (27536); Hafnarfjordur (23674); Akureyrí (16534); Gardabaer (9529); Keflavík (8155)
Ethnic Origins:
Official Language: Icelandic
Other languages spoken: Most of the Icelanders can speak English and Danish.
Business language: English
Religion: Protestants 96%, Atheists 15%, Catholics 1%, Others 1.5%.
Literacy rate: n.c.%

Local time:

It is %T:%M %A in Reykjavik

Exchange rate on :


Country overview

Area: 103,000 km²
Type of State: Republic state based on parliamentary democracy.
Type of economy: High-income economy, OECD member
A pioneering country in renewable energy sources; exports of fishery products are dominant in the economy.
HID*: 0.968
HDI (world rank): 1/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.


Weather in Reykjavik
 | 

Low: 6°  |  High: 8°

Humidity: 87%  |  Wind: 3 km/h
Sunrise: 9:21 am  |  Sunset: 5:00 pm

Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from Iceland, dial 00
To call in Iceland, dial 354
Internet suffix: .ic
Computers: 48.3 per 100 inhabitants
Telephone lines: 0.0
Internet users: 0.0
Access to electricity: 100% of the population

Indicator of economic freedom

Score:
76.5/100
Position:
Mostly free
World Rank:
14 out of 157
Regional Rank:
7 out of 41

Distribution of Economic freedom in the world
Source: 2008 Index of Economic freedom, Heritage Foundation

 

Country risk

See the country risk analysis from provided by Ducroire.

 

Indicator of political freedom

Political freedom:
1/7
Civil liberties:
1/7
Ranking:
Free

Map of freedom 2007
Source: Freedom House

 

Indicator of freedom of the press

World Rank:
1/169
Evolution:
Same rank in relation to 2006

Source: Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2007, Reporters Without Borders

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