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Location of Iceland
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Iceland, officially known as the Republic of Iceland is an island country of Northern Europe located in the North Atlantic Ocean between continental Europe and Greenland.[1] It is the least populous of the Nordic countries and the second smallest; it has a population of about 316,000 (April 1, 2008 estimate) and a total area of 103,000 km². Its capital and largest city is Reykjavík.

Located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 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 list of topics is provided as an overview of and introduction to Iceland:

Jökulsárlón, a glacial lake in Iceland

Geography of Iceland

Main articles: Geography of Iceland

Ecology of Iceland

The erupting Great Geysir
Main article: Ecology of Iceland

Regions of Iceland

Main article: Regions of Iceland
The regions of Iceland.
Nr. landsvæði (English) Population
2008-04-01 		Area
(km²) 		Pop./
km² 		ISO 3166
1 Höfuðborgarsvæði Capital Region 198 782 1 062 167.61 IS-1
2 Suðurnes (formerly Reykjanes) Southern Peninsula 21 000 829 20.18 IS-2
3 Vesturland West 15 558 9 554 1.51 IS-3
4 Vestfirðir Westfjords 7 279 9 409 0.85 IS-4
5 Norðurland vestra Northwest 7353 12 737 0.73 IS-5
6 Norðurland eystra Northeast 28 854 21 968 1.21 IS-6
7 Austurland East 13 719 22 721 0.52 IS-7
8 Suðurland South 23 713 24 526 0.87 IS-8
  Ísland Iceland 316 252 102 928 3.1

Ecoregions of Iceland

Main article: Ecoregions of Iceland

Administrative divisions of Iceland

Constituencies of Iceland
Main article: Administrative divisions of Iceland
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)
Municipalities of Iceland
Main article: Municipalities of Iceland

Geographic features of Iceland

Main article: Landforms of Iceland

Demography of Iceland

Main article: Demographics of Iceland

Government and politics of Iceland

Main article: Government of Iceland and Politics of Iceland


Branches of the government of Iceland

Main article: Government of Iceland

Executive branch of the government of Iceland

Legislative branch of the government of Iceland

Judicial branch of the government of Iceland

Foreign relations of Iceland

Main article: Foreign relations of Iceland

International organization membership

Iceland is a member of:

Law and order in Iceland

Main article: Law of Iceland

Military of Iceland

Main article: Military of Iceland

History of Iceland

Main article: History of Iceland and Timeline of the History of Iceland

Culture of Iceland

Main article: Culture of Iceland and Icelanders

The Arts in Iceland

Language in Iceland

Main article: Icelandic language

Religion in Iceland

Main article: Religion in Iceland

Sport in Iceland

Main article: Sport in Iceland

Economy of Iceland

Main article: Economy of Iceland

Education in Iceland

Main article: Education in Iceland

Infrastructure of Iceland

Iceland lists

Main article: List of Iceland-related topics

See also

References

  1. ^ "CIA - The World Fact book -- Iceland". Government. United States Government. July 20, 2006. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

Wikimedia Atlas of Iceland

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