Iceland
Iceland
Iceland sits in Northern Europe and uses ISK - Icelandic króna (kr). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Reykjavík
138.8K
Kópavogur
40K
Hafnarfjörður
31.5K
Population
394.3K
394,324 people
Area
103K km2
103,000 square kilometers
Density
4/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Reykjavik
64.15, -21.95
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Iceland, officially listed here as Iceland, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Iceland, IS, ISL, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Iceland is grouped under Europe, more specifically Northern Europe, with Europe shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 394,324 people and a land area of 103,000 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 4 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 65, -18, while the capital coordinate reference is 64.15, -21.95. Iceland has no land borders listed in the country data, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Reykjavik (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Reykjavík, Kópavogur, Hafnarfjörður, Keflavík and Garðabær. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Iceland, capital of Iceland, and major urban areas in Iceland. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include NATO, OECD, Schengen Area and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Iceland uses calling code +354, postal format ###, and time zone data listed as UTC. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists ISK - Icelandic króna (kr), while language records include Icelandic. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as IS. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 26.8 for 2019.
How to use this profile
This Iceland profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
IS / ISL
Top-level domains
.is
Continents
Europe
Border countries
No land borders listed
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
IS
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Iceland is represented by the IS country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Reykjavík
Reykjavík
138,772
primary
#2
Kópavogur
Kópavogur
40,040
City
#3
Hafnarfjörður
Hafnarfjörður
31,525
City
#4
Keflavík
Reykjanesbær
23,329
City
#5
Garðabær
Garðabær
20,116
City
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+354
Postal format
###
Timezones
UTC
Languages
Icelandic
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
26.8
2019