Iceland

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Iceland is a Nordic island nation in the North Atlantic known for its dramatic volcanic landscapes, geothermal activity, and high standard of living.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nordic country
island country
sovereign state
areaKm2 103000
borderType no land borders
callingCode +354
capital Reykjavík, Iceland
surface form: Reykjavík
climate oceanic
subarctic
continent Europe
currency Icelandic króna
demonym Icelander
drivesOn right
EEAMember true
electricityGeneration geothermal energy
hydropower
EUMember false
formerRuler Denmark
foundedAsRepublic 1944
geology volcanic island
governmentType unitary parliamentary republic
hasFeature fjords
geothermal fields
glaciers
hot springs
volcanoes
waterfalls
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Þingvellir National Park
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Iceland
headOfStateTitle President of Iceland
highestPoint Hvannadalshnúkur
humanDevelopmentIndex very high
internetTLD .is
ISO3166-1Alpha2 IS
ISO3166-1Alpha3 ISL
largestCity Reykjavík, Iceland
surface form: Reykjavík
legislature Althing
literacyRate high
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
mainEconomicSectors fisheries
renewable energy
tourism
majorReligion Lutheranism
memberOf Nordic Council
nationalSport handball
NATOMember true
officialLanguage Icelandic
partOf Nordic countries
surface form: Nordic region
popularSport football
populationApproximate 400000
populationDensityPerKm2 low
renewableEnergyShare very high
SchengenAreaMember true
timeZone UTC+0
UNMemberState true
usesDaylightSavingTime false

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IS alpha2CodeFor Iceland
ECA appliesToJurisdiction Iceland
subject surface form: Economic Cooperation Administration
Erik the Red banishmentFrom Iceland
Arctic Ocean borderedBy Iceland
European seas borderedBy Iceland
Iceland Sea borderedBy Iceland
Norwegian Sea bordersCountry Iceland
Atlantic puffin breedsIn Iceland
subject surface form: Reykjavík
Eurasia contains Iceland
this entity surface form: Iceland (geologically part)
Althing country Iceland
Hvannadalshnúkur country Iceland
Icelandic króna country Iceland
Mjölnir MMA country Iceland
Nordic Classicism country Iceland
President of Iceland country Iceland
Reykjavík, Iceland country Iceland
subject surface form: Reykjavík
IS countryNameEnglish Iceland
IS countryNameLocal Iceland
this entity surface form: Ísland
Bjork countryOfCitizenship Iceland
subject surface form: Björk
Harold Prince countryOfDeath Iceland
EVE Online countryOfOrigin Iceland
Grettis saga countryOfOrigin Iceland
Heimskringla countryOfOrigin Iceland
Icelanders countryOfOrigin Iceland
Norse sagas countryOfOrigin Iceland
Poetic Edda countryOfOrigin Iceland
Prose Edda countryOfOrigin Iceland
Icelanders demonymFor Iceland