Iceland is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is linked culturally and politically with Europe and is the region's most sparsely populated country. Its capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which is home to about 36% of the country's roughly 380,000 residents. Th…
Iceland is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is linked culturally and politically with Europe and is the region's most sparsely populated country. Its capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which is home to about 36% of the country's roughly 380,000 residents. The official language of the country is Icelandic.
Official language: Icelandic
Government: Unitary parliamentary republic
Legislature: Althing
Currency: Icelandic króna (ISK)
Capital and largest city: Reykjavík
Driving side: right
Ethnic groups (2021): 86% Icelandic · 6% Polish · 1% Lithuanian · 7% other
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