Iceland
www.local-websites-end-with .is or .co.is or .com
1 03,000
km² (64,015 miles²) - 277,000 people
Land boundaries0 km
Coastline4,988 km
Country Code +354
phone system:
local
calls
national long distance
national prefix0
area code--
number--- ---
(always 6 digits)
international calls
international prefix00
example:
calling from Iceland
to Phonebook of the World
in France
00 33 I 422 I IIII
II rue des II a II es
PAR I S I er
usefull
numbers
operator
Information
Fire
Police
calling from abroad
to Iceland
+354
Republic of Iceland
independant since 7 June 1944 (from Denmark)
political:
Iceland
has the oldest parliament of the World, started in 900 BC
Government of Iceland
languages:
Icelandic
economy
GNP $6.42 billion
GNP/person $ /year
currency1 Icelandic Kronur (IKr) per US$ 1 - 72.334
national
holiday
Independence
Day,
June 17 (1944)
geography
Hvannadalshnukur
2,119 m
largest
lakeThingvallavatn
largest riverThjorsa, 230 km