| Capital | Reykjavík 64°08′N 21°56′W |
| Largest city |
| Official language(s) | Icelandic (de facto) |
| Ethnic groups | 92.0% Icelandic |
| 2.88% Polish | |
| 5.12% Other |
| Demonym | Icelander |
| Icelandic |
| Government | Parliamentary republic |
| * President * Prime Minister * Speaker of the Althingi |
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Ásta Ragnheiður Jóhannesdóttir |
| Legislature | Althing |
| Establishment | |
| * Settlement * Commonwealth * Union with Norway * Danish monarchy * Constitution * Kingdom of Iceland * Republic |
9th century 930-1262 1262-1814 1380-1944 5 January 1874 1 December 1918 17 June 1944 |
| Area | |
| * Total * Water (%) |
103,001 km² (39,770 sq mi) 2.7 |
| Population | |
| * 1 April 2012 estimate * Density |
320,060 3.1/km² |
| GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate |
| * Total * Per capita |
$12.873 billion $39,082 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate |
| * Total * Per capita |
$13.640 billion $41,410 |
| Gini (2006) | 28.0 (low) |
| HDI (2011) | 0.898 (very high) |
| Currency | Icelandic króna (ISK) |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
| * Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC) |
| Drives on the | right |
| ISO 3166 code | IS |
| Internet TLD | .is |
| Calling code | 354 |
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 - Coat of arms of Iceland - |
- Anthem: Lofsöngur - |
 - Location of Iceland - |
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