ICELAND WITHIN REACH

Iceland is located midway between Europe and North America. This North Atlantic island has an area of 103,000 km2 (40,000 sq mi), which is roughly equal in size to:

  • Denmark, the Netherlands and Belgium combined
  • Scotland and Wales combined
  • the U.S. state of Kentucky
  • 1% of the USA
  • South Korea

This nation of 320,000 people has seen rapid economic development since it gained independence in 1944.

Regular sea and air links keep the population well supplied and transport a range of exports to both sides of the Atlantic and further.

Modern communications links have enabled the development of a sophisticated, state-of-the-art infrastructure.

Please see the following pages for specific facts and figures: