Iceland

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Iceland
Misc
Country CodeIS
Geography
Area (sq km)103,000
Coastline (km)4,970
Highest Point (m)2,110 (Hvannadalshnukur (at Vatnajokull Glacier))
Average Elevation (m)557
People
Population343,518
Median Age36.70
Growth Rate1.08 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)13.60
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)6.50
Urban Population93.80 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth27.40
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)3.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)2.10
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)8.90 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)3.97
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)3.40
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)21.90 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)7.70 %
School life (years)19
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)7.90 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)18.180 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)4.00 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)52,200
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)25.80 %

See Also

Europe
Europe is the smallest of the world’s continents and comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia.
Northern Europe
Northern Europe is the geographic region that covers the northern part of the European continent. It consists of eight countries - Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden as well as the dependent area Faroe Islands