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Properties
Participations

Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	13.36	Per 1000 Inhabitants	154	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	6.90	Per 1000 Inhabitants	139	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	3.21	Per 1000 Live Births	217	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	80.79	Years	14	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration Rate	Population property	0.54	Per 1000 Inhabitants	59	Estimation	2010	Net Migration Rate
Population growth rate	Population property	0.70	Percent	142	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	1.90	Born per Woman	142	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	16840	Gigawatt hour	74	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	173	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	177	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	-6.60	Percent	198	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	39600	Dollar	20	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	12150	Million dollar	142	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	-10.00	Percent	144	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	12.00	Percent	202	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	19.88	1000 Barrel per day	127	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	0	1000 Barrel per day	187	Estimation		Oil production
Unemployment rate	Economic property	8.20	Percent	92	Estimation		Unemployment rate
Area	Geo property	103000	Square kilometer	107			Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate	Health property	0.20	Percent	101			HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
HIV/AIDS - deaths	Health property	100		144			HIV/AIDS - deaths
People living with HIV/AIDS	Health property	220		155			People living with HIV/AIDS
Population size	Population property	308910		178			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim	status
Organization of American States	to promote regional peace and security as well as economic and social development	observer
Arctic Council	to address the common concerns and challenges faced by Arctic governments and the people of the Arctic;to protect the Arctic environment
Australia Group	to consult on and coordinate export controls related to chemical and biological weapons
Bank for International Settlements	to promote cooperation among central banks in international financial settlements
Council of the Baltic Sea States	to promote cooperation among the Baltic Sea states in the areas of aid to new democratic institutions, economic development, humanitarian aid, energy and the environment, cultural programs and education, and transportation and communication
Council of Europe	to promote increased unity and quality of life in Europe
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council	to discuss cooperation on mutual political and security issues
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to facilitate the transition of seven centrally planned economies in Europe (Bulgaria, former Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, former USSR, and former Yugoslavia) to market economies by committing 60% of its loans to privatization
European Free Trade Association	to promote expansion of free trade
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Financial Action Task Force	to develop and promote policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing
International Atomic Energy Agency	to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Chamber of Commerce	to promote free trade and private enterprise and to represent business interests at national and international levels
International Criminal Court	to hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Association	to provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Hydrographic Organization	to train hydrographic surveyors and nautical cartographers to achieve standardization in nautical charts and electronic chart displays;to provide advice on nautical cartography and hydrography;to develop the sciences in the field of hydrography and techniques used for descriptive oceanography
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Mobile Satellite Organization	acts as watchdog over Inmarsat (International Maritime Satellite Organization), a private company, to make sure it follows ICAO standards and recommended practices;plays an active role in the development of international telecommunications policies
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
Inter-Parliamentary Union	fosters contacts among parliamentarians, considers and expresses views of international interest and concern with the purpose of bringing about action by parliaments and parliamentarians, contributes to the defense and promotion of human rights, contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions
International Organization for Standardization	to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity
International Telecommunications Satellites Organization	to act as a watchdog over Intelsat, Ltd., a private company, to make sure it provides on a global and non-discriminatory basis public telecommunication services
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederation	to promote the trade union movement
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
North Atlantic Treaty Organization	to promote mutual defense and cooperation
Nordic Council	to promote regional economic, cultural, and environmental cooperation
Nuclear Energy Agency	to promote the peaceful uses of nuclear energy;associated with OECD
Nordic Investment Bank	to promote economic cooperation and development
Nuclear Suppliers Group	to establish guidelines for exports of nuclear materials, processing equipment for uranium enrichment, and technical information to countries of proliferation concern and regions of conflict and instability
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development	to promote economic cooperation and development
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe	to foster the implementation of human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy, and the rule of law;to act as an instrument of early warning, conflict prevention, and crisis management;and to serve as a framework for conventional arms control and confidence building measures
Permanent Court of Arbitration	to facilitate the settlement of international disputes
Schengen Convention	to allow free movement within an area without internal border controls
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers

Names

Iceland : Name
Republic of Iceland : Longname
Island : Name
- Local
Lydveldid Island : Longname
- Local

Description

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. The second half of the 20th century saw substantial economic growth driven primarily by the fishing industry. The economy diversified greatly after the country joined the European Economic Area in 1994, but Iceland was especially hard hit by the global financial crisis in the years following 2008. Literacy, longevity, and social cohesion are first rate by world standards.

Government type

constitutional republic

Religions

Lutheran Church of Iceland 80.7%, Roman Catholic Church 2.5%, Reykjavik Free Church 2.4%, Hafnarfjorour Free Church 1.6%, other religions 3.6%, unaffiliated 3%, other or unspecified 6.2% (2006 est.)

Natural Resources

fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite

Export commodities

fish and fish products 40%, aluminum, animal products, ferrosilicon, diatomite

Iceland