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GENERAL STATISTICS
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| Population: |
278.708, Dec 1. 1999 |
| Life expectancy: |
Male: 77,0 Female: 81,5 |
| Language: |
Icelandic: |
| Size: |
103.000 km2 (39.756 square miles) |
| Grown area: |
23.805 km2 |
| Deserts: |
64.538 km2 |
| Glaciers: |
11.922 km2 |
| Lakes: |
2.757 km2 |
| Length from west to east: |
500 km (310 miles) |
| Length from north to south: |
300 km (186 miles) |
| Length of coastline: |
4.970 km |
| Size of territorial waters: |
758.000 km2 |
| Highest mountain: |
2119 m Mt. Hvannadalshnúkur |
| Longest river: |
209 km Thjórsá |
| Biggest glacier: |
8000 km2 Vatnajökull |
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| Time zone: |
GMT all year. |
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