Head of state: Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
Head of government: Johanna Sigurdardottir
Type of state: constitutional republic
Land area: 103,000 km2
Capital: Reykjavík
Population: 311,058
Religion/s: Protestant Lutheran church
Language/s: Icelandic
Currency: Icelandic krona (ISK)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 2010: USD 12.6bn
Change over previous year: -3.5%
Per capita GDP 2010: USD 39,025 
Swiss colony 2010: 106 people
Swiss exports 2010: CHF 24m
Change over previous year: +0.7%
Swiss imports 2010: CHF 67m
Change over previous year: -26.2%