Iceland#
Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world’s oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althingi, which was established in 930.
Government type: unitary parliamentary republic. Chief of state: President Halla TOMASDOTTIR (since 1 August 2024).
Facts#
Capital |
Reykjavik |
Region |
Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the United Kingdom |
Area |
total : 103,000 sq km; land: 100,250 sq km; water: 2,750 sq km |
Population |
364,036 (2024 est.) |
Languages |
Icelandic, English, Polish, Nordic languages, German |
Currency |
Icelandic kronur (ISK) |
Time zone |
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ccTLD |
.is |
Refugees#
Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.
Camp |
Population |
Origin |
Location |
Notes |
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