Geography of Iceland
- Iceland is: a Nordic island country
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: 4,970 km
- Population of Iceland: 319,326 people (April 2009 estimate) - 172nd most populous country
- Area of Iceland: 103,000 km2 (40,000 sq mi) - 107th largest country
- Atlas of Iceland
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