Official Name: Iceland
Flag: Blue with a red cross outlined in white. The colours are symbolic for Iceland – red is for the volcano fires, white for the snow and glaciers and blue for the skies above.
Size: 103,000 KM Squared (40,000 sq. miles) – This means Iceland is slight bigger than Portugan and Hungary and slighttly smaller than Cuba
Population: In 2014 the population stood at 325,000
Capital of Iceland: Reykjavik
Government: Iceland is a democratic nation with a Parliamentary constitutional republic
Language: Icelandic – though English is widely spoken and understood
Religion: Christian. Athiest. Asatru
Currency: Icelandic Kroner (ISK)
Time: Iceland is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) throughout the year
Glaciers: Glaciers cover approximately 11,922km square (4,600 square miles) of the islands surface
Natural Resources: Fish, Hydropower, Geothermal Energy
Natural Hazards: Volcanic activity, Earthquakes, Avalanches, Glacial outburst floods
Useful websites (Will open in a new window)
www.en.vedur.is (Icelandic Met Office)
www.cb.is (Central Bank of Iceland)