Iceland
- Official Name:
- Republic of Iceland (Iceland)
- Area:
- 103.000 Km 2
- Population (2007):
- 301.931 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 4.970 km
- Capital:
- Reykjavik
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Grundartangi, Hafnarfjordur, Hornafjordhur, Reykjavik, Seydhisfjordhur
- Maritime claims:
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- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- Political divisions:
- 8 regions; Austurland, Hofudhborgarsvaedhi, Nordhurland Eystra, Nordhurland Vestra, Sudhurland, Sudhurnes, Vestfirdhir, Vesturland
- Language(s):
- Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken
- National holiday:
- 1 December 1918 (became a sovereign state under the Danish Crown); 17 June 1944 (from Denmark)
- Nationality:
- Icelander(s)
- Official time:
- UTC (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time).
- Member of:
- Arctic Council, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CE, EAPC, EBRD, EFTA, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, OECD, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WCO, WEU (associate), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .is
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Icelandic krona (ISK) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD38.000 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 13.710.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 2,6% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 8,4%
- Industry: 15,6%
- Services: 76%
- Labor force:
- 173.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2005):
-
- Agriculture 5,1%
- Industry: 23%
- Services 71,4%
- Unemployment rate:
- 1,3% (2006 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 6,8% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 31,4% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD7.345.000.000
- Expenditures: USD6.655.000.000
- Public debt:
- 23,5% of GDP (2006 est.)
- Current account balance:
- USD -2.932.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 3.587.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Fish and fish products 70%, aluminum, animal products, ferrosilicon, diatomitet
- Exports - Partners:
- UK 17,9%, Germany 16,4%, Netherlands 13%, US 8,1%, Spain 7,7%, Denmark 4,3% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 5.189.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Machinery and equipment, petroleum products, foodstuffs, textiles
- Imports - partners:
- Germany 13,4%, US 9,1%, Sweden 8,6%, Denmark 7,3%, Norway 7,2%, UK 5,9%, China 5,3%, Netherlands 5%, Japan 4,7% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 1.018.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 3.073.000.000 (2002)
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