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Photos of Iceland

Photo taken from the Eurasian continental plate (foreground rock ledge) looking across to the North American plate and to the Thingvellir, where the Icelandic republic was founded in 930 and independence declared in 1944. The tabletop mountain on the horizon was formed by a volcanic eruption beneath a glacial ice sheet.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 108

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
Area comparison map

People and Society

Age structure

2023 population pyramid:
2023 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 79

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 107

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 138

Death rate

comparison ranking: 132

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 45

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 180

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 225

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 113

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 122

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 13

Environment

Revenue from coal

comparison ranking: 153

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 76

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 20

Labor force

comparison ranking: 175

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 62

Public debt

comparison ranking: 31

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 65

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 66

Exports

comparison ranking: 103

Imports

comparison ranking: 109

Energy

Communications

Internet users

comparison ranking: total 174

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 63

Roadways

comparison ranking: total 129

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 127

Military and Security

Transnational Issues