# Outline of Iceland

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Iceland:
Iceland – sovereign island nation located in the North Atlantic Ocean between continental Europe and Greenland. It is considered part of Northern Europe. It is the least populous of the Nordic countries, having a population of about 329,000 (January 1, 2015). Iceland is volcanically and geologically active on a large scale; this defines the landscape in various ways. The interior mainly consists of a plateau characterized by sand fields, mountains and glaciers, while many big glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Warmed by the Gulf Stream, Iceland has a temperate climate relative to its latitude and provides a habitable environment and nature.

## General reference

* Pronunciation: Iceland
* Common English country name: Iceland
* Official English country name: Iceland
* Common endonym(s): Ísland
* Official endonym(s): Ísland
* Adjectival(s): Icelandic
* Demonym(s): Icelander(s)
* Etymology: Name of Iceland
* ISO country codes: IS, ISL, 352
* ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:IS
* Internet country code top-level domain: .is

## Geography of Iceland

Geography of Iceland
* Iceland is: a Nordic island country
* Land boundaries: none
* Coastline: 4,970 km
* Population of Iceland: 319,326 people (April 2009 estimate) - 172nd most populous country
* Area of Iceland: 103,000 km$^2$ (40,000 sq mi) - 107th largest country
* Atlas of Iceland

### Location of Iceland

* Iceland is situated within the following regions:
** Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
** Atlantic Ocean
*** North Atlantic
** Eurasia
*** Europe
**** Northern Europe
***** Nordic region
** Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
* Extreme points of Iceland
** High: Hvannadalshnúkur 2,110 m (6,923 ft)
** Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m

### Environment of Iceland

* Climate of Iceland
* Renewable energy in Iceland
** Geothermal power in Iceland
* Geology of Iceland
** Earthquakes in Iceland
** Volcanism of Iceland
*** List of volcanic eruptions in Iceland
*** List of volcanoes in Iceland
*** Iceland hotspot
*** Iceland plume
* National parks of Iceland
** Snæfellsjökull
** Vatnajökull
** Þingvellir
* Wildlife of Iceland
** Flora of Iceland
*** The Botany of Iceland
*** Campanula uniflora
*** Cerastium arcticum
*** Crowberry
*** Dryas octopetala
*** Lupinus nootkatensis
*** Ranunculus glacialis
*** Salix arctica
*** Saxifraga cernua
*** Saxifraga cespitosa
*** Stellaria humifusa
** Fauna of Iceland
*** Birds of Iceland
**** Anatidae
***** Cygnus olor
***** Cygnus columbianus
***** Cygnus cygnus
***** Anser fabalis
***** Anser brachyrhynchus
*** Insects of Iceland
**** Moths of Iceland
*** Mammals of Iceland

#### Geographic features of Iceland

* Fjords of Iceland
* Glaciers of Iceland
* Highlands of Iceland
* Islands of Iceland
* Lakes of Iceland
* Mountains of Iceland
** Baula
** Borgarvirki
** Búrfellshyrna
** Búlandstindur
** Eldgjá
** Esjan
** Helgafell
** Herðubreið
** Hlíðarfjall
** Hvannadalshnúkur
** Kerling
** Kerlingarfjöll (mountain range)
** Kverkfjöll (mountain range)
** Súlur
** Óshyrna
** Volcanoes in Iceland
*** Askja
*** Bláhnjúkur
*** Brennisteinsalda
*** Búrfell
*** Hekla
*** Helgafell
*** Hengill
*** Katla
*** Kollóttadyngja
*** Krafla
*** Laki
*** Öræfajökull
*** Skjaldbreiður
*** Snæfellsjökull
*** Trölladyngja
* Rivers of Iceland
** Waterfalls of Iceland
* Valleys of Iceland
* World Heritage Sites in Iceland

### Regions of Iceland

| Landsvæði | English name | Population | Area (km$^2$) | Population density | ISO 3166 |
| Höfuðborgarsvæði | Capital Region | 202 131 | 1 062 | 190.33/km$^2$ | IS-1 |
| Suðurnes | Southern Peninsula | 21 088 | 829 | 25.44/km$^2$ | IS-2 |
| Vesturland | West | 15 589 | 9 554 | 1.63/km$^2$ | IS-3 |
| Vestfirðir | Westfjords | 7 137 | 9 409 | 0.76/km$^2$ | IS-4 |
| Norðurland vestra | Northwest | 7 393 | 12 737 | 0.58/km$^2$ | IS-5 |
| Norðurland eystra | Northeast | 29 006 | 21 968 | 1.32/km$^2$ | IS-6 |
| Austurland | East | 12 306 | 22 721 | 0.54/km$^2$ | IS-7 |
| Suðurland | South | 23 802 | 24 526 | 0.97/km$^2$ | IS-8 |
| Ísland | Iceland | 318 452 | 102 928 | 3.1/km$^2$ | --N/A-- |

#### Region codes

* NUTS of Iceland
* ISO 3166-2 codes of Iceland
* FIPS region codes of Iceland

#### Administrative divisions of Iceland

Administrative divisions of Iceland
* Regions of Iceland
* Counties of Iceland

##### Constituencies of Iceland

Constituencies of Iceland Iceland is divided into 6 constituencies for the purpose of selecting representatives to the Alþingi (parliament):
* Reykjavík North (11)
* Reykjavík South (11)
* Northwest (9)
* Northeast (10)
* South (10)
* Southwest (12)

##### Municipalities of Iceland

Municipalities of Iceland
* Cities of Iceland (by population)
** Capital of Iceland: Reykjavík

### Demography of Iceland

Demographics of Iceland

## Government and politics of Iceland

* Form of government: unitary parliamentary representative democratic republic
* Capital of Iceland: Reykjavík
* Elections in Iceland
* Icelandic nationalism
* Political parties in Iceland
* Icelandic political scandals
* Taxation in Iceland

### Branches of the government of Iceland

Government of Iceland

#### Executive branch of the government of Iceland

* Head of state: Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Iceland
* Head of government: Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, Prime Minister of Iceland
** First Lady of Iceland
* Cabinet of Iceland
** Cabinet ministers
*** Minister of Education, Science and Culture of Iceland: Illugi Gunnarsson
*** Minister for the Environment of Iceland: Sigrún Magnúsdóttir
*** Minister of Finance of Iceland: Bjarni Benediktsson
*** Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture of Iceland: Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
*** Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland: Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson
*** Minister of Health: Kristján Þór Júlíusson (Part of the Ministry of Welfare (Iceland))
*** Minister of Social Affairs and Housing: Eygló Harðardóttir (Part of the Ministry of Welfare (Iceland))
*** Ministry of Industries and Innovation of Iceland: Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir
*** Minister of the Interior of Iceland: Ólöf Nordal
** List of cabinets of Iceland
* List of Icelandic ministries

#### Legislative branch of the government of Iceland

* Parliament of Iceland
** List of standing committees of the Icelandic parliament
** List of speakers of the Parliament of Iceland

#### Judicial branch of the government of Iceland

* Supreme Court of Iceland

### Foreign relations of Iceland

Foreign relations of Iceland
* Accession of Iceland to the European Union
* List of diplomatic missions in Iceland
* List of diplomatic missions of Iceland
* Visa requirements for Icelandic citizens

#### International organization membership

International organization membership of Iceland The Republic of Iceland is a member of:

### Law and order in Iceland

Law of Iceland
* Abortion in Iceland
* Cannabis in Iceland
* Capital punishment in Iceland
* Constitution of Iceland
* Human rights in Iceland
** Freedom of religion in Iceland
** LGBT rights in Iceland
** Prostitution in Iceland — in 2009, the paying for sex was outlawed, criminalizing the clients, while selling sex remained decriminalized.
* Icelandic passport
* Icelandic identity card
* Icelandic driving licence
* Law enforcement in Iceland
** National Police of Iceland
** Víkingasveitin (The Viking Squad)

### Military of Iceland

Military of Iceland
* Icelandic Coast Guard
* Iceland Air Defence System
* Icelandic Air Policing
* Iceland Crisis Response Unit
* Víkingasveitin: Equivilant to the American SWAT unit.
* Military history of Iceland

## History of Iceland
### By period

* Settlement of Iceland
* History of Icelandic nationality
* Icelandic Commonwealth
* Age of the Sturlungs
* Farthings of Iceland
* Christianisation of Iceland
* Icelandic Reformation
* Danish-Icelandic Trade Monopoly
* New Iceland
* Kingdom of Iceland
* Prohibition in Iceland
* Iceland during World War II
** Invasion of Iceland
** Military operations in Scandinavia and Iceland during World War II
* Founding of the Republic of Iceland
* Iceland in the Cold War
* Iceland Defense Force
* Accession of Iceland to the European Union
* 2010 Iceland power outages

### By subject

* Agriculture in Iceland
* Economic history of Iceland
* History of the Jews in Iceland
* Military history of Iceland
* Postage stamps and postal history of Iceland
* List of rulers of Iceland

## Culture of Iceland

* Architecture of Iceland
** Icelandic turf houses
** List of tallest buildings in Iceland
** List of tallest structures in Iceland
* Icelandic cuisine
** Beer in Iceland
* Festivals in Iceland
** Iceland Airwaves
* Heraldry in Iceland
* Media of Iceland
* Miss Iceland
* Museums in Iceland
* National and University Library of Iceland
* National symbols of Iceland
** Coat of arms of Iceland
** Flag of Iceland
*** List of flags of Iceland
** National anthem of Iceland
* Order of the Falcon
* Prostitution in Iceland — in 2009, the paying for sex was outlawed, criminalizing the clients, while selling sex remained decriminalized.
* Public holidays in Iceland
** First Day of Summer
** Icelandic National Day
* Smoking in Iceland
* Icelandic weddings
* World Heritage Sites in Iceland

### Art in Iceland

* Icelandic art
* Cinema of Iceland
** List of Icelandic films
** List of Icelandic submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
* Icelandic cuisine
** Þorramatur
* Icelandic literature
** List of Icelandic-language poets
** List of Icelandic writers
* Music of Iceland
** List of Icelandic composers
** Icelandic folk music
** Icelandic hip hop
** Icelandic rock
** List of bands from Iceland
* Television in Iceland

### Language in Iceland

* Languages of Iceland
** Icelandic language
*** History of Icelandic
*** Icelandic exonyms
*** Icelandic grammar
*** Icelandic Literary Society
*** Icelandic name
**** Icelandic Naming Committee
*** Icelandic orthography
*** Icelandic phonology
*** Linguistic purism in Icelandic
**** High Icelandic
*** Icelandic vocabulary
** Icelandic Sign Language

### Religion in Iceland

Religion in Iceland
* Icelandic funeral
* Religions in Iceland
** Christianity in Iceland
*** Church of Iceland
*** Roman Catholicism in Iceland
** Neopaganism in Iceland
** Bahá'í Faith in Iceland
** Buddhism in Iceland
** Islam in Iceland
** Judaism in Iceland
*** History of the Jews in Iceland

### Sport in Iceland

Sport in Iceland

## Economy and infrastructure of Iceland

Economy of Iceland
* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 92nd (ninety-second)
* 2008–2012 Icelandic financial crisis
* Agriculture in Iceland
** Whaling in Iceland
* Banking in Iceland
** Banks of Iceland
*** Central Bank of Iceland
*** National Bank of Iceland
* Communications in Iceland
** List of newspapers in Iceland
** List of postal codes in Iceland
** Telecommunications in Iceland
*** Internet in Iceland
** Telephone numbers in Iceland
* Companies of Iceland
** List of companies of Iceland
** Companies listed on the Iceland Stock Exchange
* Currency of Iceland: Króna
** ISO 4217: ISK
* Economic history of Iceland
* Energy in Iceland
** 2010 Iceland power outages
** Iceland Deep Drilling Project
** Power stations in Iceland
*** Icelandic hydroelectric power stations
** Renewable energy in Iceland
*** Geothermal power in Iceland
* Healthcare in Iceland
** Emergency medical services in Iceland
** List of hospitals in Iceland
* National parks of Iceland
* Iceland Stock Exchange
* Tourism in Iceland
* Trade unions
** Confederation of State and Municipal Employees of Iceland
** Icelandic Federation of Labour
* Transport in Iceland
** Airports in Iceland
** Rail transport in Iceland - Iceland has no public rail system.
** Roads in Iceland
*** Highway system of Iceland
*** Road signs in Iceland
*** Speed limits in Iceland
*** Street names in Iceland
*** Tunnels in Iceland
** Vehicle registration plates of Iceland

## Education in Iceland

Education in Iceland
* Academic grading in Iceland
* Icelandic Student Loan Fund
* List of schools in Iceland
* Universities in Iceland
** University of Iceland
*** National and University Library of Iceland