Iceland: flag, capital & map
Get to know Iceland, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Reykjavík
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Northern Europe
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 392,404
- Area
- 103,000 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Icelandic
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Icelandic Króna (ISK)
- Land neighbours
- No land neighbours listed in this snapshot.
Reykjavík is Iceland’s capital. Iceland is an island country in the North Atlantic.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Iceland
The flag of Iceland has a blue field with a large white-edged red cross that extends to the edges of the field. The vertical part of this cross is offset towards the hoist side.
Looks similar to: Norway.
Where it is
Iceland is grouped in Northern Europe, within Roam’s Europe region. No land neighbours are listed in the source. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Iceland has a recorded area of 103,000 square kilometres. Among the 10 countries assigned to Northern Europe in this dataset, it ranks 5 by area, from largest to smallest. United Kingdom is immediately above it in that ordering, at 244,376 km². Ireland is immediately below it, at 70,273 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 392,404 people for Iceland in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 4 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Icelandic. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Icelandic Króna (ISK). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
Cover the facts above and work through these five questions. Open each answer when you are ready to check it. You can use this section without JavaScript.
What is the capital of Iceland?
Reveal answer
Reykjavík. Reykjavík is Iceland’s capital. Iceland is an island country in the North Atlantic.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Iceland?
Reveal answer
The flag of Iceland has a blue field with a large white-edged red cross that extends to the edges of the field. The vertical part of this cross is offset towards the hoist side.
Which land neighbours of Iceland are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
No land neighbours are listed in the source for Iceland. It is grouped in Northern Europe, within Roam’s Europe region.
Which languages does the source list for Iceland?
Reveal answer
Icelandic. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Iceland.
Which currency codes are listed for Iceland?
Reveal answer
Icelandic Króna (ISK). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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