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Iceland Facts and History

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Interesting facts about Iceland

  • Official Name: Republic of Iceland
  • Form of Government: unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (Althingi, or Parliament [63])
  • President: Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
  • Prime Minister: Katrín Jakobsdóttir
  • GDP: 24.19 billion USD (2019)
  • Capital: Reykjavík
  • Population: 356,991 (2019)
  • Official Languages: Icelandic
  • Currency: Icelandic króna
  • Timezone: Greenwich Mean Time
  • Area: 103,000 km²
  • Dialing Code: +354
  • Major Mountain Ranges: Esja,Keilir,Akrafjall,Vífilfell
  • Major Rivers: Thjorsa,Jokulsa a fjollum,Skjalfandafljot,Lagarfljot,Heradsvotn
  • Continent: Europe
  • Border Countries: Greenland,Faroe Islands,Norway,Sweden.

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National Symbols of Iceland

  • National Bird: puffin
  • National Anthem: “Lofsöngur”
  • National Animal: gyrfalcon
  • National Flower: Dryas octopetala
  • National Tree: Birch
  • National Museum: Reykjavik
  • National Poet: Jónas Hallgrímsson
  • National Game: Team handball
  • National Mountain: Hvannadalshnúkur
  • National Park: Skaftafell