Outline of Iceland

The Flag of Iceland		The Coat of arms of Iceland

The location of Iceland

An enlargeable topographic map of the Republic of Iceland

See also: Index of Iceland-related articles

The Republic of Iceland is a sovereign island nation located in the North Atlantic Ocean between continental Europe and Greenland.^[1] Iceland comprises the Island of Iceland and adjacent islands on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and is considered a part of Northern Europe. It is the least populous of the Nordic countries and the second least extensive. Iceland has a population of about 319,000 (April 1, 2009 estimate) and a total area of 103,000 square kilometres (40,000 sq mi). The capital and most populous city of Iceland is Reykjavík.

Iceland is volcanically and geologically active on a large scale; this defines the landscape in various ways. The interior mainly consists of a plateau characterized by sand fields, mountains and glaciers, while many big glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Warmed by the Gulf Stream, Iceland has a temperate climate relative to its latitude and provides a habitable environment and nature.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Iceland:

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Iceland

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Iceland
• Official English country name: The Republic of Iceland
• Common endonym(s): Ísland
• Official endonym(s): Lýðveldið Ísland
• Adjectival(s): Icelandic
• Demonym(s): Icelander(s)
• Etymology: Name of Iceland
• ISO country codes: IS, ISL, 352
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:IS
• Internet country code top-level domain: .is

Geography of Iceland

An enlargeable topographic map of Iceland

An enlargeable satellite image of Iceland

Main article: Geography of Iceland

• Iceland is: a Nordic island country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
  • Atlantic Ocean
    • North Atlantic
  • Eurasia
    • Europe
      • Northern Europe
        • Scandinavia
  • Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
  • Extreme points of Iceland
    • High: Hvannadalshnúkur 2,110 m (6,923 ft)
    • Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: 4,970 km
• Population of Iceland: 319,326 people (April 2009 estimate) - 172nd most populous country
• Area of Iceland: 103,000 km² (40,000 sq mi) - 107th largest country
• Atlas of Iceland

Environment of Iceland

Jökulsárlón, a glacial lake in Iceland

The Great Geysir at Haukadalur, Golden Circle

Katla eruption, 1918

Herðubreið, a tuya volcano in the interior of Iceland, viewed from the southeast.

Dettifoss, in northern Iceland

• Climate of Iceland
• Renewable energy in Iceland
  • • Geothermal power in Iceland
• Geology of Iceland
  • Earthquakes in Iceland
  • Volcanism in Iceland
    • Iceland hotspot
    • Iceland plume
• National parks of Iceland
• Wildlife of Iceland
  • Flora of Iceland
    • The Botany of Iceland
    • Campanula uniflora
    • Cerastium arcticum
    • Crowberry
    • Dryas octopetala
    • Ranunculus glacialis
    • Salix arctica
    • Saxifraga cernua
    • Saxifraga cespitosa
    • Stellaria humifusa
  • Fauna of Iceland
    • Birds of Iceland
    • Insects of Iceland
      • Moths of Iceland
    • Mammals of Iceland

Geographic features of Iceland

• Fjords of Iceland
• Glaciers of Iceland
• Highlands of Iceland
• Islands of Iceland
• Lakes of Iceland
• Mountains of Iceland
  • Baula
  • Borgarvirki
  • Búrfellshyrna
  • Búlandstindur
  • Eldgjá
  • Esjan
  • Helgafell
  • Herðubreið
  • Hlíðarfjall
  • Hvannadalshnúkur
  • Kerling
  • Kerlingarfjöll (mountain range)
  • Kverkfjöll (mountain range)
  • Súlur
  • Óshyrna
  • Volcanoes in Iceland
    • Askja
    • Bláhnjúkur
    • Brennisteinsalda
    • Búrfell
    • Hekla
    • Helgafell
    • Hengill
    • Katla
    • Kollóttadyngja
    • Krafla
    • Laki
    • Öræfajökull
    • Skjaldbreiður
    • Snæfellsjökull
    • Trölladyngja
• Rivers of Iceland
  • Waterfalls of Iceland
• Valleys of Iceland
• World Heritage Sites in Iceland

Regions of Iceland

Main article: Regions of Iceland

The regions of Iceland.

Nr.	landsvæði	(English)	Population 2008-04-01	Area (km²)	Pop./ km²	ISO 3166
1	Höfuðborgarsvæði	Capital Region	198 782	1 062	167.61	IS-1
2	Suðurnes (formerly Reykjanes)	Southern Peninsula	21 000	829	20.18	IS-2
3	Vesturland	West	15 558	9 554	1.51	IS-3
4	Vestfirðir	Westfjords	7 279	9 409	0.85	IS-4
5	Norðurland vestra	Northwest	7353	12 737	0.73	IS-5
6	Norðurland eystra	Northeast	28 854	21 968	1.21	IS-6
7	Austurland	East	13 719	22 721	0.52	IS-7
8	Suðurland	South	23 713	24 526	0.87	IS-8
	Ísland	Iceland	316 252	102 928	3.1

Region codes

• NUTS of Iceland
• ISO 3166-2 codes of Iceland
• FIPS region codes of Iceland

Administrative divisions of Iceland

Constituencies of Iceland

Main article: Administrative divisions of Iceland

• Regions of Iceland (unofficial)
• Counties of Iceland

Constituencies of Iceland

Main article: Constituencies of Iceland

Iceland is divided into 6 constituencies for the purpose of selecting representatives to the Alþingi (parliament):

• Reykjavík North (11)
• Reykjavík South (11)
• Northwest (9)
• Northeast (10)
• South (10)
• Southwest (12)

Municipalities of Iceland

Main article: Municipalities of Iceland

• Cities of Iceland (by population)
  • Capital of Iceland: Reykjavík

A panorama of Selfoss

Demography of Iceland

Main article: Demographics of Iceland

Government and politics of Iceland

Reykjavik as seen from the Hallgrímskirkja tower.

Main article: Government of Iceland and Politics of Iceland

• Form of government: multi-party parliamentary representative democratic republic
• Capital of Iceland: Reykjavík

• Elections in Iceland
• Icelandic nationalism
• Liberalism and centrism in Iceland
• Political parties in Iceland
• Icelandic political scandals
• Taxation in Iceland

Branches of the government of Iceland

Main article: Government of Iceland

Executive branch of the government of Iceland

• Head of state: Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland
• Head of government: Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland
  • First Lady of Iceland
• Cabinet of Iceland
  • Cabinet ministers
    • Minister of Business Affairs of Iceland:    Gylfi Magnússon
    • Minister of Communication of Iceland:    Kristján Möller
    • Minister of Education, Science and Culture of Iceland:    Katrín Jakobsdóttir
    • Minister for the Environment of Iceland:    Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir
    • Minister of Finance of Iceland:    Steingrímur J. Sigfússon
    • Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture of Iceland:    Steingrímur J. Sigfússon
    • Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland:    Össur Skarphéðinsson
    • Minister of Health of Iceland:    Ögmundur Jónasson
    • Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism of Iceland:    Össur Skarphéðinsson
    • Minister of Justice and Human Rights of Iceland:    Ragna Árnadóttir
    • Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security of Iceland:    Ásta Ragnheiður Jóhannesdóttir
  • List of Cabinets of Iceland
• List of Icelandic ministries

Legislative branch of the government of Iceland

• Parliament of Iceland
  • List of standing committees of the Icelandic parliament
  • List of Speakers of the Althing (Iceland)

Judicial branch of the government of Iceland

• Supreme Court of Iceland

Foreign relations of Iceland

Main article: Foreign relations of Iceland

• Iceland and the European Union
• List of diplomatic missions in Iceland
• List of diplomatic missions of Iceland
• Visa requirements for Icelandic citizens

International organization membership

Main article: International organization membership of Iceland

The Republic of Iceland is a member of:^[1]

Arctic Council Australia Group Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Council of Europe (CE) Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nordic Council (NC) Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Organization of American States (OAS) (observer) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Schengen Convention United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) Western European Union (WEU) (associate) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Iceland

Main article: Law of Iceland

• Abortion in Iceland
• Capital punishment in Iceland
• Constitution of Iceland
• Human rights in Iceland
  • Freedom of religion in Iceland
  • LGBT rights in Iceland
  • Prostitution in Iceland — in 2009, the paying for sex was outlawed, criminalizing the clients, while selling sex remained decriminalized.
• Icelandic passport
• Law enforcement in Iceland
  • Icelandic Police
  • Víkingasveitin (The Viking Squad)
  • Prisons in iceland

Military of Iceland

Icelandic Coast Guard helicopter

Main article: Military of Iceland

• Army: Iceland does not have a standing army
• Navy: No navy (just the Icelandic Coast Guard)
• Air force: None
• Icelandic Coast Guard
• Iceland Air Defence System
• Icelandic Air Policing
• Icelandic Crisis Response Unit
• Víkingasveitin: Is equal to the American SWAT unit.
• Military history of Iceland

History of Iceland

Main article: History of Iceland and Timeline of Icelandic history

By period

• Settlement of Iceland
• Viking Farms in Iceland
• History of Icelandic Nationality
• Icelandic Commonwealth
• Farthings of Iceland
• Christianisation of Iceland
• New Iceland
• Kingdom of Iceland
• Prohibition in Iceland
• Iceland during World War II
  • Invasion of Iceland
  • Military operations in Scandinavia and Iceland during World War II
• Iceland Defense Force
• Accession of Iceland to the European Union
• Iceland power outages 2010

By subject

• Economic history of Iceland
• History of the Jews in Iceland
• Military history of Iceland
• Postage stamps and postal history of Iceland
• List of Icelandic rulers

Culture of Iceland

The National Day procession in Reykjavík June 17, 2007.

Main article: Culture of Iceland and Icelanders

• Architecture of Iceland
  • Icelandic turf houses
  • List of tallest buildings in Iceland
  • List of tallest structures in Iceland
• Cuisine of Iceland
  • Beer in Iceland
• Festivals in Iceland
  • Iceland Airwaves
• Heraldry in Iceland
• Media in Iceland
• Miss Iceland
• National and University Library of Iceland
• National symbols of Iceland
  • Coat of arms of Iceland
  • Flag of Iceland
    • List of flags of Iceland
  • National anthem of Iceland
• Order of the Falcon
• Prostitution in Iceland — in 2009, the paying for sex was outlawed, criminalizing the clients, while selling sex remained decriminalized.
• Public holidays in Iceland
  • First Day of Summer
  • Icelandic National Day
• Smoking in Iceland
• Icelandic weddings
• World Heritage Sites in Iceland

Art in Iceland

• Art of Iceland
• Cinema of Iceland
  • List of Icelandic films
  • List of Icelandic submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
• Cuisine of Iceland
  • Þorramatur
• Literature of Iceland
  • List of Icelandic language poets
  • List of Icelandic writers
• Music of Iceland
  • List of Icelandic composers
  • Icelandic folk music
  • Icelandic hip hop
  • Icelandic rock
  • List of bands from Iceland
• Television in Iceland

Language in Iceland

• Languages of Iceland
  • Icelandic language
    • History of the Icelandic language
    • Icelandic alphabet
    • Icelandic exonyms
    • Icelandic grammar
    • Icelandic Literary Society
    • Icelandic name
      • Icelandic Naming Committee
    • Icelandic orthography
    • Icelandic phonology
    • Linguistic purism in Icelandic
      • High Icelandic
    • Icelandic vocabulary
  • Icelandic Sign Language

Religion in Iceland

Main article: Religion in Iceland

• Icelandic funeral
• Religions in Iceland
  • Christianity in Iceland
    • Church of Iceland
    • Roman Catholicism in Iceland
  • Neopaganism in Iceland
  • Bahá'í Faith in Iceland
  • Buddhism in Iceland
  • Islam in Iceland
  • Judaism in Iceland
    • History of the Jews in Iceland

Sport in Iceland

Main article: Sport in Iceland

Icelandic Chess Championship Cricket in Iceland Iceland at the Paralympics Icelandic records in athletics Strength athletics in Iceland Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur Olympics Iceland at the Olympics Baseball Iceland national baseball team Basketball Iceland national basketball team

Football Australian rules football in Iceland Football Association of Iceland Icelandic football league system List of football clubs in Iceland List of football stadiums in Iceland National football teams Iceland national football team Iceland national under-17 football team Iceland women's national football team Handball Icelandic Handball Association Iceland national handball team Ice hockey Ice Hockey Iceland Icelandic Hockey League Icelandic national ice hockey team Iceland women's national ice hockey team

Tennis Iceland Davis Cup team Iceland Fed Cup team Sports personalities Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen - Heiðar Helguson, professional footballer, currently at Fulham - Hermann Hreiðarsson - Jón Páll Sigmarsson - Magnús Ver Magnússon

Economy and infrastructure of Iceland

1, 10, 50 and 100 krónur

The Ring Road of Iceland and some towns it passes through: 1.Reykjavík, 2.Borgarnes, 3.Blönduós, 4.Akureyri, 5.Egilsstaðir, 6.Höfn, 7.Selfoss

Main article: Economy of Iceland

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 92nd (ninety-second)
• 2008-2010 Icelandic financial crisis
• Agriculture in Iceland
  • Whaling in Iceland
• Banking in Iceland
  • Banks of Iceland
    • Central Bank of Iceland
    • National Bank of Iceland
• Communications in Iceland
  • List of newspapers in Iceland
  • List of postal codes in Iceland
  • Telecommunications in Iceland
    • Internet in Iceland
  • Telephone numbers in Iceland
• Companies of Iceland
  • List of companies of Iceland
  • Companies listed on the Iceland Stock Exchange
• Currency of Iceland: Króna
  • ISO 4217: ISK
• Economic history of Iceland
• Energy in Iceland
  • Iceland power outages 2010
  • Iceland Deep Drilling Project
  • Power stations in Iceland
    • Icelandic hydroelectric power stations
  • Renewable energy in Iceland
    • Geothermal power in Iceland
• Healthcare in Iceland
  • Emergency medical services in Iceland
  • List of hospitals in Iceland
• National parks of Iceland
• Iceland Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Iceland
• Trade unions
  • Confederation of State and Municipal Employees of Iceland
  • Icelandic Federation of Labour
• Transport in Iceland
  • Airports in Iceland
  • Public transport in Iceland
  • Rail transport in Iceland - Iceland has no public rail system.
  • Roads in Iceland
    • Highway system of Iceland
    • Road signs in Iceland
    • Speed limits in Iceland
    • Street names in Iceland
    • Tunnels in Iceland
  • Vehicle registration plates of Iceland

Education in Iceland

Main article: Education in Iceland

• Academic grading in Iceland
• Icelandic Student Loan Fund
• List of schools in Iceland
• Universities in Iceland
  • University of Iceland
    • National and University Library of Iceland

See also

	Iceland portal
	Europe portal

Main article: Iceland

• Index of Iceland-related articles
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Iceland". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 13, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ic.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Iceland

• Gateway to Iceland
• Government Offices of Iceland
• Icelandic Government Information Center
• Wikimedia Atlas of Iceland
• Outline of Iceland travel guide from Wikitravel
• Wikia has a wiki on this subject at World Wikia: Iceland
• Outline of Iceland at the Open Directory Project