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Name: Lýðveldið Ísland
Capital: Reykjavík
Area: 103,000 km2 / 39,756 square miles
Population (Jan. 2010): 317,630 with a population density of 3.1 per square kilometre. Over 60%, or 198,537, live in Reykjavík and adjoining municipalities. Most of the people are of Norwegian descent.
Religion: Evangelical Lutheran Church; state church of Iceland: 85.5%
Lutheran free churches: 4.5%
Other: 10%
Other geographic facts: Average height: 500 m above sea level
Highest peak: Hvannadalshnúkur, 2,110 m
Many earthquakes per day, but the vast majority of the earthquakes cannot be felt.
Frequent volcanic eruptions
Geothermal activity
Government: Republic since 1944.
President: Mr 'Olafur Ragnar Grímsson
Prime minister: Ms Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Economy: The national currency is the Icelandic krona (ISK).
Iceland’s GDP per capita was estimated to 30,900 USD in 2003.
Transport: There are no trains in Iceland, but there is an extensive bus network.
Daily domestic and international flights
Several ferry companies operate on routes between Iceland and surrounding countries. | 
