Viking Republic of Iceland

Viking Republic of Iceland Víkingalýðveldið Ísland Flag Coat of arms Anthem: "Lofsöngur" "Song of Praise" Location of Iceland (green) Counties of Iceland Capital and largest city Reykjavík National language Icelandic Ethnic groups (1713) 55,995 (93.44%) Icelandic 331,697(2.83%) Danish 32,233 (3.73%) others Religion Nordic paganism Demonym 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  -  Total 103,001 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 0 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)  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 .iceland .is

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.