Travel to Iceland

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Last Minute Tips Before you Travel to Iceland

• Time Zone: GMT/UTC 0
• Electricity: 220V, 50 Hz (bring an adapter/transformer for your hair drier, laptop, cellular phone etc.)
• Currency: Icelandic Krónur (Ikr)
• Country Dialing Code: 354

Must See - Properties on UNESCO World Heritage List

• Þingvellir National Park

Iceland

Location
Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the UK

Capital
Reykjavik

Population
296,737 (July 2005 est.)

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

Largest cities in Iceland
Reykjavík, Kópavogur, Hafnarfjörður, Akureyri, Garðabær, Mosfellsbær, Keflavík

Climate
temperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy winters; damp, cool summers

Ethnic groups
homogeneous mixture of descendants of Norse and Celts 94%, population of foreign origin 6%

Religions
Lutheran Church of Iceland 85.5%, Reykjavik Free Church 2.1%, Roman Catholic Church 2%, Hafnarfjorour Free Church 1.5%, other Christian 2.7%, other or unspecified 3.8%, unaffiliated 2.4% (2004)

Languages
Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken

Government type
constitutional republic

Background
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 Althing, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland was subsequently ruled by Norway and Denmark. Fallout from the Askja volcano of 1875 devastated the Icelandic economy and caused widespread famine. Over the next quarter century, 20% of the island's population emigrated, mostly to Canada and the US. Limited home rule from Denmark was granted in 1874 and complete independence attained in 1944. Literacy, longevity, income, and social cohesion are first-rate by world standards.

Flag of Iceland
The colors represent three of the elements that make up the island: red is for the island's volcanic fires, white recalls the snow and ice fields of the island, and blue is for the surrounding ocean.

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