happened in 2000 in Iceland. President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Prime Minister – Davíð Oddsson May 25 – 53rd Cannes Film Festival: Icelandic singer Björk...

The 2000 Iceland earthquakes struck southern Iceland on 17 and 21 June. There were no fatalities but three people suffered minor injuries and there was...

Iceland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Key Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only Q = Qualified...

Icelandic population was just over 376,000. About 86,000 residents (23.7%) were of foreign background. About 99% of the nation's inhabitants live in urban...

recorded history of Iceland began with the settlement by Viking explorers and the people they enslaved from Western Europe, particularly in modern-day Norway...

Iceland (Icelandic: Ísland, pronounced [ˈistlant] ) is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge...

The economy of Iceland is small and subject to high volatility. In 2011, gross domestic product was US$12 billion, but by 2018 it had increased to a nominal...

króna [ˈkʰrouːna] or krona (sometimes called Icelandic crown; sign: kr; code: ISK) is the currency of Iceland. One króna was formerly divided into 100 eyrir...

Iceland's defence forces consist of the Icelandic Coast Guard, which patrols Icelandic waters and monitors its airspace, and other services such as the...

Presidential elections were scheduled to be held in Iceland in 2000. However, incumbent president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson was the only candidate and the...