Iceland: all about this country and its main places!

General Information About Iceland

Culture

You can find some UNESCO listed places: Þingvellir National Park, Surtsey. Example of famous dishes in this country: Hákarl, Þorramatur.

Education

The inhabitants attend school for 16 years (tertiary education included). You can find famous universities here like University of Iceland.

Geography

Here are the different languages spoken in the country: Icelandic. Reykjavik serves as this nation's capital. The country has a 103,000 km² area, they use a postcode system and the primary cities are: Reykjavík, Akureyri, Kópavogur, Akranes, Hafnarfjörður.

Economy

It is ranked 102# in the world with a GDP of $25,602,419,210 USD in 2021. The local currency (ISK) is represented by the symbol kr.

Population

There are 336,060 inhabitants, or 0.0045% of the population of planet earth. With a birth growth rate at 1.43%, the median age is 30.40 years.

Good to know

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland is a good place to find out more details on this country. The ISO code is IS, telephone numbers begin with +354, the country's websites have the domain name ".is"

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