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Iceland

Location between N Atlantic Ocean, Greenland Sea
Latitude and longitude  65 00 N, 18 00 W
Sovereignty Independent
United Nations member? Yes
Political status notes Officially, "Republic of Iceland"
Population  282,845
Census notes est. December 1, 2000
Land area in square kilometers 100,250
Capital  Reykjavík

Fundamental legal document(s) online

Constitution of the Republic of Iceland, from the Government of Iceland
Constitution of the Republic of Iceland, from the Venice Commission
Constitution of the Republic of Iceland (1944; before 1995 amendments), from the Constitution Finder, T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (Virginia, United States)

Other legal documents online

Icelandic Laws and Regulations, from Iceland's Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs
Law No. 75/1973 on the Supreme Court of Iceland, as amended (extracts), from the Venice Commission
Stjórnartíđindi, Iceland's official gazette, containing Part A - Statutes, ordinances and regulations; Part B - Subordinate legislation; and Part C - International agreements (Icelandic)

Sources and other useful websites

Alţingi, the Parliament of Iceland
Country profile: Iceland, from the BBC News
Embassy of Iceland in Washington, DC
Fishery Country Profile—Iceland, from the Food and Agriculture Organization
Government Offices of Iceland
Hćstaréttar Íslands (Supreme Court of Iceland) (Icelandic, but with introductory pages in English)
Iceland, Background Notes, from the U.S. Department of State (2003)
Iceland, from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Icelandic Foreign Service
Iceland.is
Independent States in the World, Office of the Geographer and Global Issues, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Island Vulnerability: Iceland
Statistics Iceland
The Supreme Court of Iceland, from the Venice Commission
United Kingdom, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Country Profile: Iceland
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook

Selected articles on law and political status

Lessons from Iceland, by Dr. Godfrey Baldacchino, from the Malta Independent on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2001, reproduced by the Institute of Island Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island

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