Outline of Iceland
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The Republic of Iceland is a sovereign island nation located in the North Atlantic Ocean between continental Europe and Greenland.[1] Iceland comprises the Island of Iceland and adjacent islands on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and is considered a part of Northern Europe. It is the least populous of the Nordic countries and the second least extensive. Iceland has a population of about 319,000 (April 1, 2009 estimate) and a total area of 103,000 square kilometres (40,000 sq mi). The capital and most populous city of Iceland is Reykjavík.
Iceland is volcanically and geologically active on a large scale; this defines the landscape in various ways. The interior mainly consists of a plateau characterized by sand fields, mountains and glaciers, while many big glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Warmed by the Gulf Stream, Iceland has a temperate climate relative to its latitude and provides a habitable environment and nature.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Iceland:
[edit] General reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Iceland
- Official English country name: The Republic of Iceland
- Common endonym(s): Ísland
- Official endonym(s): Lýðveldið Ísland
- Adjectival(s): Icelandic
- Demonym(s): Icelander(s)
- Etymology: Name of Iceland
- ISO country codes: IS, ISL, 352
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:IS
- Internet country code top-level domain: .is
[edit] Geography of Iceland
Main article: Geography of Iceland
- Iceland is: a Nordic island country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- Atlantic Ocean
- Eurasia
- Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
- Extreme points of Iceland
- High: Hvannadalshnúkur 2,110 m (6,923 ft)
- Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: 4,970 km
- Population of Iceland: 319,326 people (April 2009 estimate) - 172nd most populous country
- Area of Iceland: 103,000 km2 (40,000 sq mi) - 107th largest country
- Atlas of Iceland
[edit] Environment of Iceland
- Climate of Iceland
- Renewable energy in Iceland
- Geology of Iceland
- National parks of Iceland
- Wildlife of Iceland
- Flora of Iceland
- Fauna of Iceland
- Birds of Iceland
- Insects of Iceland
- Mammals of Iceland
[edit] Geographic features of Iceland
- Fjords of Iceland
- Glaciers of Iceland
- Highlands of Iceland
- Islands of Iceland
- Lakes of Iceland
- Mountains of Iceland
- Baula
- Borgarvirki
- Búrfellshyrna
- Búlandstindur
- Eldgjá
- Esjan
- Helgafell
- Herðubreið
- Hlíðarfjall
- Hvannadalshnúkur
- Kerling
- Kerlingarfjöll (mountain range)
- Kverkfjöll (mountain range)
- Súlur
- Óshyrna
- Volcanoes in Iceland
- Rivers of Iceland
- Valleys of Iceland
- World Heritage Sites in Iceland
[edit] Regions of Iceland
- Main article: Regions of Iceland
| Nr. | landsvæði | (English) | Population 2011-01-01 |
Area (km²) |
Pop./ km² |
ISO 3166 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Höfuðborgarsvæði | Capital Region | 202 131[2] | 1 062 | 190.33 | IS-1 |
| 2 | Suðurnes (formerly Reykjanes) | Southern Peninsula | 21 088[3] | 829 | 25.44 | IS-2 |
| 3 | Vesturland | West | 15 589[4] | 9 554 | 1.63 | IS-3 |
| 4 | Vestfirðir | Westfjords | 7 137[5] | 9 409 | 0.76 | IS-4 |
| 5 | Norðurland vestra | Northwest | 7 393[6] | 12 737 | 0.58 | IS-5 |
| 6 | Norðurland eystra | Northeast | 29 006[7] | 21 968 | 1.32 | IS-6 |
| 7 | Austurland | East | 12 306[8] | 22 721 | 0.54 | IS-7 |
| 8 | Suðurland | South | 23 802[9] | 24 526 | 0.97 | IS-8 |
| Ísland | Iceland | 318 452[10] | 102 928 | 3.1 |
[edit] Region codes
[edit] Administrative divisions of Iceland
- Main article: Administrative divisions of Iceland
- Regions of Iceland (unofficial)
- Counties of Iceland
[edit] Constituencies of Iceland
Main article: Constituencies of Iceland
Iceland is divided into 6 constituencies for the purpose of selecting representatives to the Alþingi (parliament):
- Reykjavík North (11)
- Reykjavík South (11)
- Northwest (9)
- Northeast (10)
- South (10)
- Southwest (12)
[edit] Municipalities of Iceland
Main article: Municipalities of Iceland
[edit] Demography of Iceland
- Main article: Demographics of Iceland
[edit] Government and politics of Iceland
- Main article: Government of Iceland and Politics of Iceland
- Form of government: multi-party parliamentary representative democratic republic
- Capital of Iceland: Reykjavík
- Elections in Iceland
- Icelandic nationalism
- Liberalism and centrism in Iceland
- Political parties in Iceland
- Icelandic political scandals
- Taxation in Iceland
[edit] Branches of the government of Iceland
Main article: Government of Iceland
[edit] Executive branch of the government of Iceland
- Head of state: Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland
- Head of government: Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland
- Cabinet of Iceland
- Cabinet ministers
- Minister of Business Affairs of Iceland: Steingrímur J. Sigfússon[11]
- Minister of Education, Science and Culture of Iceland: Katrín Jakobsdóttir[11]
- Minister for the Environment of Iceland: Svandís Svavarsdóttir[11]
- Minister of Finance of Iceland: Oddný G. Harðardóttir[11]
- Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture of Iceland: Steingrímur J. Sigfússon[11]
- Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland: Össur Skarphéðinsson[11]
- Minister of Welfare of Iceland: Guðbjartur Hannesson[11]
- Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism of Iceland: Katrín Júlíusdóttir[11]
- Minister of the Interior of Iceland: Ögmundur Jónasson[11]
- List of Cabinets of Iceland
- Cabinet ministers
- List of Icelandic ministries
[edit] Legislative branch of the government of Iceland
[edit] Judicial branch of the government of Iceland
[edit] Foreign relations of Iceland
Main article: Foreign relations of Iceland
- Iceland and the European Union
- List of diplomatic missions in Iceland
- List of diplomatic missions of Iceland
- Visa requirements for Icelandic citizens
[edit] International organization membership
Main article: International organization membership of Iceland
The Republic of Iceland is a member of:[1]
[edit] Law and order in Iceland
- Main article: Law of Iceland
- Abortion in Iceland
- Capital punishment in Iceland
- Constitution of Iceland
- Human rights in Iceland
- Freedom of religion in Iceland
- LGBT rights in Iceland
- Prostitution in Iceland — in 2009, the paying for sex was outlawed, criminalizing the clients, while selling sex remained decriminalized.
- Icelandic passport
- Law enforcement in Iceland
- Icelandic Police
- Víkingasveitin (The Viking Squad)
- Prisons in iceland
[edit] Military of Iceland
- Main article: Military of Iceland
- Army: Iceland does not have a standing army
- Navy: No navy (just the Icelandic Coast Guard)
- Air force: None
- Icelandic Coast Guard
- Iceland Air Defence System
- Icelandic Air Policing
- Icelandic Crisis Response Unit
- Víkingasveitin: Is equal to the American SWAT unit.
- Military history of Iceland
[edit] History of Iceland
- Main article: History of Iceland and Timeline of Icelandic history
[edit] By period
- Settlement of Iceland
- Viking Farms in Iceland
- History of Icelandic Nationality
- Icelandic Commonwealth
- Farthings of Iceland
- Christianisation of Iceland
- New Iceland
- Kingdom of Iceland
- Prohibition in Iceland
- Iceland during World War II
- Iceland Defense Force
- Accession of Iceland to the European Union
- Iceland power outages 2010
[edit] By subject
- Economic history of Iceland
- History of the Jews in Iceland
- Military history of Iceland
- Postage stamps and postal history of Iceland
- List of Icelandic rulers
[edit] Culture of Iceland
- Main article: Culture of Iceland and Icelanders
- Architecture of Iceland
- Cuisine of Iceland
- Festivals in Iceland
- Heraldry in Iceland
- Media in Iceland
- Miss Iceland
- National and University Library of Iceland
- National symbols of Iceland
- Order of the Falcon
- Prostitution in Iceland — in 2009, the paying for sex was outlawed, criminalizing the clients, while selling sex remained decriminalized.
- Public holidays in Iceland
- Smoking in Iceland
- Icelandic weddings
- World Heritage Sites in Iceland
[edit] Art in Iceland
- Art of Iceland
- Cinema of Iceland
- Cuisine of Iceland
- Literature of Iceland
- Music of Iceland
- Television in Iceland
[edit] Language in Iceland
[edit] Religion in Iceland
Main article: Religion in Iceland
- Icelandic funeral
- Religions in Iceland
[edit] Sport in Iceland
- Main article: Sport in Iceland
[edit] Olympics[edit] Baseball[edit] Basketball |
[edit] Football
[edit] Handball[edit] Ice hockey |
[edit] Tennis[edit] Sports personalitiesEiður Smári Guðjohnsen - Heiðar Helguson, professional footballer, currently at Fulham - Hermann Hreiðarsson - Jón Páll Sigmarsson - Magnús Ver Magnússon |
[edit] Economy and infrastructure of Iceland
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- Main article: Economy of Iceland
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 92nd (ninety-second)
- 2008-2010 Icelandic financial crisis
- Agriculture in Iceland
- Banking in Iceland
- Communications in Iceland
- Companies of Iceland
- Currency of Iceland: Króna
- Economic history of Iceland
- Energy in Iceland
- Healthcare in Iceland
- National parks of Iceland
- Iceland Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Iceland
- Trade unions
- Transport in Iceland
[edit] Education in Iceland
- Main article: Education in Iceland
- Academic grading in Iceland
- Icelandic Student Loan Fund
- List of schools in Iceland
- Universities in Iceland
[edit] See also
 |
Icelandic language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
Main article: Iceland
- Index of Iceland-related articles
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Europe
- Outline of geography
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Iceland". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 13, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ic.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ Population by sex, age and municipalities 2011 Statistics Iceland
- ^ Population by sex, age and municipalities 2011 Statistics Iceland
- ^ Population by sex, age and municipalities 2011 Statistics Iceland
- ^ Population by sex, age and municipalities 2011 Statistics Iceland
- ^ Population by sex, age and municipalities 2011 Statistics Iceland
- ^ Population by sex, age and municipalities 2011 Statistics Iceland
- ^ Population by sex, age and municipalities 2011 Statistics Iceland
- ^ Population by sex, age and municipalities 2011 Statistics Iceland
- ^ Population - Key figures Statistics Iceland
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Present government of Iceland
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