Iceland (Republic of Iceland), IS

Iceland: Independent country in Northern Europe, situated on an island in the far North Atlantic Ocean

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Quick Facts about Republic of Iceland

Population :	364,260
Country :	Iceland
Different from :	Island, Iceland
Head of government :	Prime Minister of Iceland
Plate code :	IS
Area :	103004 km²
Official name :	Islandi Vabariik, la République d’Islande, Lýðveldið Ísland, Ísland
Water as percent of area :	2.7%
Land as percent of area :	97.3%
Speed limit :	90, 80, 50
Continent :	Europe
Easternmost point :	Point(-13.49596381 65.07494259)
Northernmost point :	Point(-18.68 67.13)
Legislative body :	Althing
Named for :	ice
Official language :	Icelandic
Capital :	Reykjavík
Establishment :	January 01, 1970 (106 years ago)
Time Zone :	UTC±00:00, Europe/London
Local time :	13:18:44 (21st December 2024)

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Geography

Republic of Iceland is located at 65°0'0"N 18°0'0"W (65.0000000, -18.0000000). It has 3 neighbors: Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Faroe Islands and Greenland.

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The largest city of Republic of Iceland is Reykjavík with a population of 128,793. Other cities include, Selfoss population 6,510, Sauðárkrókur population 2,575, Neskaupstaður population 1,466 and Dalvík population 1,359. See all Republic of Iceland cities & populated places.

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Bjarni Benediktsson , 30 November, 2017 2017-01-11T00:00:00Z
Katrín Jakobsdóttir , 2017-11-30T00:00:00Z
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson , 1 April, 2017 2013-05-01T00:00:00Z

Republic of Iceland has 3 neighbours.

Svalbard and Jan Mayen Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean
Faroe Islands autonomous constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark
Greenland autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark

South Constituency
Northwest
Northeast
Reykjavík North
Southwest
Reykjavík South

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1960	175,574	-	Q22704103
1961	179,029	1.93%	Q22704103
1962	182,378	1.84%	Q22704103
1963	185,653	1.76%	Q22704103
1964	188,983	1.76%	Q22704103
1965	192,286	1.72%	Q22704103
1966	195,570	1.68%	Q22704103
1967	198,751	1.6%	Q22704103
1968	201,488	1.36%	Q22704103
1969	203,369	0.92%	Q22704103
1970	204,438	0.52%	Q22704103
1971	206,098	0.81%	Q22704103
1972	209,137	1.45%	Q22704103
1973	212,317	1.5%	Q22704103
1974	215,209	1.34%	Q22704103
1975	217,979	1.27%	Q22704103
1976	220,154	0.99%	Q22704103
1977	221,799	0.74%	Q22704103
1978	223,537	0.78%	Q22704103
1979	225,735	0.97%	Q22704103
1980	228,138	1.05%	Q22704103
1981	230,755	1.13%	Q22704103
1982	233,860	1.33%	Q22704103
1983	236,977	1.32%	Q22704103
1984	239,511	1.06%	Q22704103
1985	241,405	0.78%	Q22704103
1986	243,180	0.73%	Q22704103
1987	245,859	1.09%	Q22704103
1988	249,740	1.55%	Q22704103
1989	252,852	1.23%	Q22704103
1990	254,826	0.77%	Q22704103
1991	257,797	1.15%	Q22704103
1992	261,057	1.25%	Q22704103
1993	263,725	1.01%	Q22704103
1994	266,021	0.86%	Q22704103
1995	267,468	0.54%	Q22704103
1996	268,916	0.54%	Q22704103
1997	271,128	0.82%	Q22704103
1998	274,047	1.07%	Q22704103
1999	277,381	1.2%	Q22704103
2000	281,205	1.36%	Q22704103
2001	284,968	1.32%	Q22704103
2002	287,523	0.89%	Q22704103
2003	289,521	0.69%	Q22704103
2004	292,074	0.87%	Q22704103
2005	296,734	1.57%	Q22704103
2006	303,782	2.32%	Q22704103
2007	311,566	2.5%	Q22704103
2008	317,414	1.84%	Q22704103
2009	318,499	0.34%	Q22704103
2010	318,041	-0.14%	Q22704103
2011	319,014	0.31%	Q22704103
2012	320,716	0.53%	Q22704103
2013	323,764	0.94%	Q22704103
2014	317,351	-2.02%	Q22704103
2015	330,815	4.07%	(Worldbank)
2016	332,529	0.52%	Q22704103
2017	348,580	4.6%	Q22704103
2018	350,710	0.61%	Q22704103
2019	364,260	3.72%	Q22704103

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