Iceland Geography

Country Name: Ireland

Capital City: Reykjavik

Population: 299,388 (2006)

Population Growth: 0.87% (2006)

Currency: Icelandic krona (ISK)

Languages: Icelandic, English,

Area: 103,000 sq km

Inflation Rate: 6.8% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 2.1% (2005)

Domain extension: .is

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF ICELAND

Location:

Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the UK

Geographic Co-ordinates:

65 00 N, 18 00 W

Area - total:

103,000 sq km

Area - total:

103,000 sq km

Area - land:

100,250 sq km

Area - water:

2,750 sq km

Land Boundaries:

0 km

Border Countries:

0 km

Terrain:

mostly plateau interspersed with mountain peaks, icefields; coast deeply indented by bays and fiords

Elevation - highest point:

Hvannadalshnukur 2,110 m (at Vatnajokull glacier)

Elevation - lowest point:

Atlantic Ocean 0 m

Natural Resources:

fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite

Arable Land:

0.07%

Permanent Crops:

Other Land Use:

99.93% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

earthquakes and volcanic activity