Iceland

Summary

Iceland is an island country^[1]. Iceland draws 27,031 Wikipedia views per month (island_country category, ranking #2 of 7).^[2]

Key Facts

• Iceland was a member of United Nations^[3].
• Iceland was a member of European Economic Area^[4].
• Iceland was a member of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development^[5].
• Iceland was a member of Council of Europe^[6].
• Iceland was a member of World Trade Organization^[7].
• Iceland was a member of Nordic Council^[8].
• Iceland is in the country of Iceland^[9].
• Iceland's head of government is recorded as Kristrún Mjöll Frostadóttir^[10].
• Iceland is on the continent of Europe^[11].
• Iceland's instance of is recorded as island country^[12].
• Iceland's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[13].
• Iceland's instance of is recorded as country^[14].
• Iceland's head of state is recorded as Halla Tómasdóttir^[15].
• Iceland's capital is recorded as Reykjavík^[16].
• Iceland's official language is recorded as Icelandic^[17].
• Iceland's currency is recorded as Icelandic króna^[18].
• Iceland's shares border with is recorded as Greenland^[19].
• Iceland's shares border with is recorded as Faroe Islands^[20].
• Iceland's shares border with is recorded as Svalbard^[21].
• Iceland's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .is^[22].
• Iceland's anthem is recorded as Lofsöngur^[23].
• Iceland's basic form of government is recorded as parliamentary republic^[24].
• ice is named after Iceland^[25].
• Iceland's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Northeast^[26].
• Iceland's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Northwest^[27].

Body

Geography

Iceland is in the country of Iceland^[9]. Iceland is on the continent of Europe^[11]. Iceland is part of Nordic countries^[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island country^[12], sovereign state^[13], and country^[14].

History and Context

ice is named after Iceland^[25].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Iceland include Icelanders^[29], a human population^[30] and East Iceland Current^[31], an ocean current^[32].

Why It Matters

Iceland draws 27,031 Wikipedia views per month (island_country category, ranking #2 of 7).^[2] Iceland has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Iceland is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Iceland include Icelanders^[29], a human population^[30] and East Iceland Current^[31], an ocean current^[32].