Capital:
Reykjavik
Area:
103,000 sq km / 39,758 sq ml
Language:
Icelandic
Currency:
Krona
Population:
280,798
Life expectancy:
75 (men), 81 (women)
Literacy rate:
99%
Religions:
Evangelical Lutheran
Physical features:
glaciers and lava fields cover 75% of the country, active volcanoes, geysers and hot springs; Sidujokull glacier moves 100 m a day
Imports:
petroleum and petroleum products, machinery and transport equipment, foodstuffs, textiles
Exports:
fish products, aluminium, ferrosilicon, fertilizer, animal products
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