ICELAND

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Iceland People

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

PEOPLE OF ICELAND

Age Structure 0-14 years:

21.4% (male 32,759/female 31,845)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

66.8% (male 102,161/female 99,411)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

11.8% (male 16,162/female 19,593) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

34.5 years

Median Age - male:

34 years

Median Age - female:

35 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

0.824% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

13.57 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

6.77 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

1.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.04 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.029 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.028 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.825 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

1.002 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

80.43 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

78.33 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

82.62 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Icelander(s)

Ethnic Groups:

homogeneous mixture of descendants of Norse and Celts 94%, population of foreign origin 6%

Religions:

Lutheran Church of Iceland 85.5%, Reykjavik Free Church 2.1%, Roman Catholic Church 2%, Hafnarfjorour Free Church 1.5%, other Christian 2.7%, other or unspecified 3.8%, unaffiliated 2.4% (2004)

Languages:

Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken