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EDM code : Etudiants Du Monde / Students of the World.
ITU code : International Communication Union.
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ISO codes : International Organization for Standardization.

National Anthem

Lofsöngur (þjóðsöngurinn)
Ó, guð vors lands ! Ó, land vors guðs,
vér lofum þitt heilaga, heilaga nafn.
úr sólkerfum himnanna hnýta þér krans
þínir herskarar, tímanna safn.
Fyrir þér er einn dagur sem þúsund ár
og þúsund ár dagur, ei meir:
eitt eilifðar smáblóm með titrandi tár,
sem tilbiður guð sinn og deyr.
Íslands þúsund ár,
eitt eilifðar smáblóm með titrandi tár,
sem tilbiður guð sinn og deyr
 
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English Text
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O God of Our land,
Our land is God,
We worship thy holy name, thy holy name
From the solar systems of the heavens
bind for you a wreath,
Your warriors the assembly of the ages
For the is one day as a thousand years,
and a thousand years is a day and no more.
One small flower of eternity with a quivering tear,
that prays to it's god and dies
Iceland's thousand years, Iceland's thousand years
One small flower of eternity with a quivering tear,
that prays to it's god and dies

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Other English text version
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Our Country's God, Our Country's God
We worship thy holy name,
in it's wonder sublime
The sons of thy heaven are set in thy crown
by the legions, the ages of time.
For thee is each day as a thousand years,
and each thousand years, but a day.
Eternity's flower with an homage of tears,
that reverently prays life away.
Iceland's thousand years, Icelands thousand years,
Eternity's flower with a quivering tear,
that prays to it's god and dies.

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Second and third verse (not used often)
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O God, Our God,
We bow to thee
Our spirits most fervent
we place in thy care.
Lord God of our fathers,
from age unto age,
we are breating our holiest prayer
We pray and we thank thee a thousand years
for safely protected we stand
We pray and we bring thee our homage of tears
our destiny rests in thy hand.
Iceland thousand years, Iceland's thousand years,
the hoarfrost of morning which tinted those years,
thy sun rising high shall command !

Our land is God, Our country's God,
Our life is a feeble and quivering reed.
We perish, deprived of thy spirit and light
to redeem and uphold in our need.
God, inspire us at morn'
with thy courage and love,
and lead through the days of our strife
At evening send peace from thy heaven above,
and safeguard our nation through life !
Iceland's thousand years, Iceland thousand years,
O prosper our people diminish our tears,
and guide us in thy wisdom through life !

Iceland - Physical geography

			Area :	103 000 Km2
			Water :	2.7 %
			Wild pasture lands :	23 %
			Forests :	1 %

	Min. Height : 0 m (Atlantic Ocean)
	Max. Height : 2119 m (Hvanna)

Iceland - Climate

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Rainfall (mm) in Reykjavik
(Average values for each month)

Iceland - People
Nationality : Icelander, Icelandic
Main language(s) : Icelandic

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2005

Population (2005) :

293 000 people

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2005

Density :

2.8 people / Km2

Fertility rate :

2 children / woman

Life expectancy :

80 years

Urban population :

93 %


	Main cities :
	165 000 people		Reykjavik (aggl.)
	108 000 people		Reykjavik (capital)
	15 000 people		Akureyri
	7 600 people		Keflavik
	5 200 people		Akranes
	4 600 people		Vestmannaeyjar
	4 350 people		Selfoss
	3 000 people		Jsafjordur
	2 500 people		Husavik

Iceland - Economy

	Currency :	Krona (ISK) = 100 Aurar
	Rate of exchange (Sept.2004) :	1 Euro = 87.6 Krona (ISK)
	GDP (Gross Domestic Product), 2002 :	8.67 billion dollars
	GDP per capita, 2002 :	29590 dollars
	GNP (Gross National Product), 2005 :	13.67 billion dollars
	GNP per capita, 2005 :	46655 dollars

Iceland - Miscellaneous information

CONSUMPTION (individual / year) (world rank 1997) :

- Chocolate (3)
- Milk = 145 l (3)
- Sugar = 43 Kg (10)

MAIN NATURAL RESOURCES (world rank 1998) :

- Potatoes

- Fishes (14)
- Sheeps

- Aluminium

OTHER RESOURCES & PRODUCTS :

- Geothermal systems

SERVICES :

- Tourism

RECORDS :

- Iceland has the most important natural hot spring in the world (245 litres/second).

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