Iceland

Geographic coordinates: 65 00 N, 18 00 W                

Area:
total: 103,000 sq km
land: 100,250 sq km
water: 2,750 sq km

Climate: temperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy winters; damp, cool summers

Natural resources: fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite

Population: 271,033 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 24% (male 32,723; female 31,196)
15-64 years: 65% (male 88,608; female 86,775)
65 years and over: 11% (male 14,324; female 17,407) (July 1998 est.)

Religions: Evangelical Lutheran 96%, other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3%, none 1% (1988)

Languages: Icelandic

National capital: Reykjavik

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