MAIN FEATURES - ICELAND

Official name:

Lýðveldið Ísland (Republic of Iceland)

Location and borders:

Iceland is the second largest isle in Europe and is located in the north Atlantic Ocean.

Total land area:

Iceland has an extension of 103,000 km²

Capital:

The capital of Iceland is: Reykjavik

Administrative divisions:

The territory is divided in 8 regions:

• Austurland
• Höfuðborgarsvæðið,
• Suðurland.
• Suðurnes
• Norðurland vestra
• Norðurland eystra
• Vestfirðir
• Vesturland

Language:

The language (de facto) is Icelandic.

Government:

Parlamentary republic

Population:

According to the census 2008: 316,250

Currency:

Icelandic króna