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Iceland flag information

Description flag of Iceland

blue with a red cross outlined in white extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)

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Official country name

Republic of Iceland

Short name

Iceland

Local names

Lydveldid Island (long)
Island (short)

Nationality

Icelander(s) (noun) Island (adjective)

Languages spoken

Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken

Capital

Reykjavik

Government type

constitutional republic

Population

304,367 ranked 179, (data 2008)

Geography

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. The lowest point is Atlantic Ocean 0 m.

Coastline

Coastline 4,970 km.

Land borders

0km,

Administrative divisions

8 regions; Austurland, Hofudhborgarsvaedhi, Nordhurland Eystra, Nordhurland Vestra, Sudhurland, Sudhurnes, Vestfirdhir, Vesturland

Independence

1 December 1918 (became a sovereign state under the Danish Crown); 17 June 1944 (from Denmark)