Island Details: Iceland
Number of Islands (approx.)
44
Island Details
main island + approx. 43 smaller islands
Type of Islands
oceanic, volcanic*
Surface Area (km²)
103,000.00*
Terrain
mostly plateau interspersed with mountain peaks, icefields; coast deeply indented by bays and fiords*
Highest Elevation (m)
2,110.0*
Highest Elevation (name)
Hvannadalshnukur*
Climate Risk Index Rank (1993-2012)
119*
Mean Sea Level Trends (mm/year)
2.33*
Mean Sea Level (meta)
Time span: 1956-2011; Completeness: 97%; Station ID: 010-001*
Population (total)
318,041*
Census Year [Population (total)]
2010*
Population Density (p/km²)
3.2*
Census Year [Population Density (p/km²)]
2010*
Population Growth (annual %)
0.000*
Census Year [Population Growth (annual %)]
2010*
GDP (per capita in current US$)
39,507*
Dominant Economic Sector
alumina, fishing, tourism*
Administration
independent (constitutional democracy)*
Miscellaneous
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*
