Kingdom of Iceland
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The Kingdom of Iceland was a sovereign state in personal union with the Danish crown from 1918 to 1944, during which it gradually gained full independence and later became the modern Republic of Iceland.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iceland (in personal union with Denmark) | 1 |
| Kingdom of Iceland in union with Denmark | 1 |
| Republic of Iceland | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional monarchy
ⓘ
former sovereign state ⓘ |
| capital | Reykjavík NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic oceanic climate ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | Coat of arms of Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalChange | adoption of republican constitution in 1944 ⓘ |
| continent |
Europe
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
| country | Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency | Icelandic króna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defenseControlledBy | Kingdom of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | proclamation of the Republic of Iceland ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944-06-17 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Act of Union between Denmark and Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flag | Flag of Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignAffairsControlledBy | Kingdom of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullSeparationFromDenmarkDate | 1944-06-17 ⓘ |
| geologicalCharacteristic | volcanic island ⓘ |
| governmentForm | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentTitle | Prime Minister of Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfState | Christian X of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Interwar period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| independenceDate | 1918-12-01 ⓘ |
| independenceEvent | Act of Union of 1918 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| independenceFrom | Kingdom of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| internationalRecognition | recognized as a fully sovereign state by Denmark in 1918 ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Althing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Akureyri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reykjavík NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarch | Christian X of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalDay | June 17 ⓘ |
| nationalDaySignificance | commemoration of the foundation of the Republic and end of the kingdom ⓘ |
| nationalMovementContext | Icelandic independence movement ⓘ |
| occupationStartYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| occupiedBy |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Icelandic ⓘ |
| personalUnionWith | Kingdom of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| predecessor | Iceland (Danish dependency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereignStateStatus | sovereign state in personal union with Denmark ⓘ |
| startDate | 1918-12-01 ⓘ |
| successor | Republic of Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldWarIIStatus | nominally neutral ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kingdom of Iceland in union with Denmark
this entity surface form:
Republic of Iceland
this entity surface form:
Iceland (in personal union with Denmark)