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🗺️ Reykjavik, Iceland
Capital city
📍 64.1466°, -21.9426°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalReykjavik
TimezoneUTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population364.0K
LanguagesIcelandic, English, Polish, Nordic languages, German
Governmentunitary parliamentary republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.is
Internet Users100%
GDP per Capita$65,600
🌍 Geography
LocationNorthern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the United Kingdom
Size Comparisonslightly smaller than Pennsylvania; about the same size as Kentucky
Climatetemperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy winters; damp, cool summers
Terrainmostly plateau interspersed with mountain peaks, icefields; coast deeply indented by bays and fiords
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsIcelandic 78.7%, Polish 5.8%, Danish 1%, Ukrainian 1%, other 13.5% (2024 est.)
ReligionsEvangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland (official) 58.6% Roman Catholic 3.8%, Independent Congregation of Reykjavik 2.6%, Independent Congregation of H...
Median Age38.2 years
Life Expectancy84 years
National HolidayIndependence Day, 17 June (1944)
Destinations in Iceland
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook