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Iceland
- Location |
Northern Europe, island between
the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the UK |
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Area
- Total |
103,000 sq km |
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Area
- Land |
100,250 sq km |
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Area
- Water |
2,750 sq km |
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Geographic Coordinates |
65 00 N, 18 00 W |
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Coastline |
4,988 km |
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Elevation Highest |
Hvannadalshnukur 2,119 m (at
Vatnajokull glacier) |
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Elevation Lowest |
Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
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Birth rate |
13.83 births/1,000 population
(2004 est.) |
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Death rate |
6.57 deaths/1,000 population
(2004 est.) |
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Life expectancy - Male |
78.18 years |
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Life expectancy - Female |
82.27 years (2004 est.) |
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Languages |
Icelandic, English, Nordic
languages, German widely spoken |
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Independence |
1 December 1918 (became a
sovereign state under the Danish Crown); 17 June 1944 (from Denmark) |
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Flag
Description |
Blue with a red cross outlined
in white extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross
is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)
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Internet Code |
.is |
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Airports |
100 (2003 est.) |
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Countries |
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Records |
Iceland has the most important
natural hot spring in the world (245 litres/second). |
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