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    Introduction


    Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althing, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland was subsequently ruled by Norway and Denmark. Fallout from the Askja volcano of 1875 devastated the Icelandic economy and caused widespread famine. Over the next quarter century, 20% of the island's population emigrated, mostly to Canada and the US. Limited home rule from Denmark was granted in 1874 and complete independence attained in 1944. Literacy, longevity, income, and social cohesion are first-rate by world standards.


    Location


    Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the UK


    Geographic coordinates


    65 00 N, 18 00 W


    Area


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


    Area - comparative


    slightly smaller than Kentucky


    Land boundaries


    0 km


    Coastline


    4,988 km


    Maritime claims


    territorial sea: 12 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin


    Climate


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


    Terrain


    mostly plateau interspersed with mountain peaks, icefields; coast deeply indented by bays and fiords


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Hvannadalshnukur 2,119 m (at Vatnajokull glacier)


    Natural resources


    fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite


    Land use


    arable land: 1% other: 70% (2001 est.) forest and woodlands: 1% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 28%


    Irrigated land


    NA sq km


    Natural hazards


    earthquakes and volcanic activity


    Environment - current issues


    water pollution from fertilizer runoff; inadequate wastewater treatment


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Kyoto Protocol, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Transboundary Air Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Environmental Modification, Marine Life Conservation


    Geography - note


    strategic location between Greenland and Europe; westernmost European country; Reykjavik is the northernmost national capital in the world; more land covered by glaciers than in all of continental Europe


    Population


    293,966 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Reykjavik


    Phone Code


    +354


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