Location of Iceland
Europe by North Atlantic ocean
Population of Iceland
320,137
Flag of Iceland
Europe by North Atlantic ocean
Population of Iceland
320,137
Flag of Iceland
The civil national flag of Icelanders is blue as the sky with a snow-white cross, and a fiery-red cross inside the white cross. The arms of the cross extend to the edge of the flag, and their combined width is 2/9, but the red cross 1/9 of the combined width of the flag. The blue areas are right angled rectangles, the rectilinear surfaces are parallel and the outer rectilinear surfaces as wide as them, but twice the length. The dimensions between the width and length are 18:25.
Capital of Iceland
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city of Iceland. Its latitude, at 64°08' N, makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of the Faxaflói Bay.
Ethnic makeup of Iceland
Related languages include Færoese, Norwegian and other Scandinavian and Germanic languages.
Gaelic has a historical importance[6] Religion Nominally Lutheran;
Neo-pagan and Roman Catholic minorities among other faiths; secular.
Historically Norse paganism, Celtic Christianity (- 1000) and Catholic Christianity (1000 - 1551).
See Religion in Iceland Related ethnic groups Færoese, Norwegians, Danes, Swedes,
Germans,[7] Dutch, English,
Shetlanders, Orcadians, Irish, Scottish,
Icelandic Canadians, Icelandic Americans
Other Northern European ethnic groups Icelanders are a Germanic ethnic group and a nation, native to Iceland.[8]
Religions of Iceland
Religion in Iceland was initially the Norse paganism that was a common belief among mediaeval Scandinavians until Christian conversion. Later, the nation became half-Christian and then more fully Christian. This increasing Christianization culminated in the Pietism period when non-Christian entertainments were discouraged. At present, the population is overwhelmingly, if nominally, Lutheran. However, Baptist, Catholic, Jehovah's Witness and other Christian minorities exist. The second largest religion after Christianity is Germanic Heathenism. A Gallup poll conducted in 2012 found that 57% of Icelanders considered themselves "a religious person", 31% consider themselves "a non religious person", while 10% define themselves as "a convinced atheist", placing Iceland in top 10 atheist populations in the world
Languages in Iceland
Polish,English,German
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city of Iceland. Its latitude, at 64°08' N, makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of the Faxaflói Bay.
Ethnic makeup of Iceland
Related languages include Færoese, Norwegian and other Scandinavian and Germanic languages.
Gaelic has a historical importance[6] Religion Nominally Lutheran;
Neo-pagan and Roman Catholic minorities among other faiths; secular.
Historically Norse paganism, Celtic Christianity (- 1000) and Catholic Christianity (1000 - 1551).
See Religion in Iceland Related ethnic groups Færoese, Norwegians, Danes, Swedes,
Germans,[7] Dutch, English,
Shetlanders, Orcadians, Irish, Scottish,
Icelandic Canadians, Icelandic Americans
Other Northern European ethnic groups Icelanders are a Germanic ethnic group and a nation, native to Iceland.[8]
Religions of Iceland
Religion in Iceland was initially the Norse paganism that was a common belief among mediaeval Scandinavians until Christian conversion. Later, the nation became half-Christian and then more fully Christian. This increasing Christianization culminated in the Pietism period when non-Christian entertainments were discouraged. At present, the population is overwhelmingly, if nominally, Lutheran. However, Baptist, Catholic, Jehovah's Witness and other Christian minorities exist. The second largest religion after Christianity is Germanic Heathenism. A Gallup poll conducted in 2012 found that 57% of Icelanders considered themselves "a religious person", 31% consider themselves "a non religious person", while 10% define themselves as "a convinced atheist", placing Iceland in top 10 atheist populations in the world
Languages in Iceland
Polish,English,German