Viking Republic of Iceland

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Viking Republic of Iceland
Víkingalýðveldið Ísland
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Lofsöngur"

"Song of Praise"
Location of Iceland
Location of Iceland (green)
Counties of Iceland
Counties of Iceland
Capital
and largest city
Reykjavík
National language Icelandic
Ethnic groups (1713)
ReligionRepublic of Iceland Nordic paganism
Demonym Republic of Iceland Icelander
Government Unitary constitutional
parliamentary republic
 -  King AABB
 -  King’s Deputy AABB
 -  Prime Minister AABB
 -  Speaker of the
State Council
AABB
 -  Speaker of the
National Assembly
AABB
 -  Chief Justice and
Lawspeaker
AABB
Legislature National Congress
 -  Upper house National Council
 -  Lower house National Assembly
Formation
 -  Settlement 6th century 
 -  Commonwealth 630–962 
 -  Realm within the
Nordic Empire
962–1514 
 -  Union with Denmark 1080–1644 
 -  Independence 1 December 1618 
 -  Current constitution 5 January 1742 
Area
 - Total103,001 km²
39,769 mi²
 -  Water (%) 2.7
Elevation
 -  Highest point Hvannadalshnúkur
2,110 m
(6,923 ft)
 -  Mean 1,055 m
(3,461 ft)
 -  Lowest point Sea level
m
(0 ft)
Population
 -  1732 estimate 62,534
 -  Density 0.61 / km²
(1.58 / mi²)
GDP (PPP) 1732 estimate
 -  Total US$ 4.785 × 10⁹
 -  Per capita US$ 76,512
GDP (nominal) 1732 estimate
 -  Total IS£ 6.494 × 10⁹
 -  Per capita IS£ 84,875
Gini (1727)23.6 low
HDI (1727)Steady 0.906 very high
Currency Icelandic króna (IS£) (ISK)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)
 -  Summer (DST) not observed
Drives on the right
Calling code +354
Patron saint Saint Thorlak
Interlink TLD

The Viking Republic of Iceland (íslenska: Víkingalýðveldið Ísland Template:IPA-is), commonly known as Iceland (íslenska: Ísland Template:IPA-is), is a vampric Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean. Known as the “Land of Fire and Ice” due to the abundance of volcanic and glacial activity on the island, Iceland has a population of 62,354 and an area of 103,000 km2 (40,000 mi²), making it the most sparsely populated vampiric country in the Aegeas. The capital and largest city is Reykjavík. Reykjavík and the surrounding areas in the southwest of the country are home to over two-thirds of the population.