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Iceland
Official Title: Republic of Iceland
General Information:
Capital
Reykjavik
Total Area
Currency
National Holiday
103,000 km²
1 CAN$=90.61693 Krona (ISK) (2016 - Annual average)
June 17, Proclamation of the Republic (1944)
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Population (million) 0.34
Language(s)
Icelandic
Political Information:
Type of State
Republic
Type of Government
Parliamentary democracy. Unicameral with a 63-seat Parliament (Althing). Prime Minister
appointed by the President. Cabinet appointed by the Prime Minister and approved by
Parliament. Administrative divisions: 23 counties and 14 independent towns. Governing
coalition: Independence Party and Progressive Party.
Bilateral Product trade
Canada - Iceland
200
Balance
Head of State
President
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
Head of Government
Prime Minister
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (FSF)
Millions
150
100
Can.
Exports
50
Can.
Import s
Tot al
Trade
0
Ministers: Foreign Affairs and External Trade: Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir (FSF)
Industry and Trade: Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir (SSF)
Finance and Economic Affairs: Bjarni Benediktsson (SSF)
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Main Political Parties
Coalition: Independence Party (SSF) (19), Progressive Party (FSF) (19)
Opposition parties: Social Democratic Alliance (SF) (9), Left-Green Movement (VG) (7), Bright
Future (6), Pirate Party (3)
Statistics Canada
Canadian Imports
from: Iceland
A ni mal & Pr o d .
Sp ecial i z ed Inst .
M ach. M ech. El ec.
Pr o d .
B ase M et al Pr o d .
F o o d Pr o d .
and Deputies (4 year term): Last in April 2016.
Elections: President
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C hemi cal Pr o d .
2016
Economic Information: (2016)
IMF/Statistics Canada
Iceland
GDP: (billion)
GDP per capita:
GDP Growth rate: (%)
Inflation: (%)
$26.57
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$79,022.80
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7.20
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1.70
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Unemployment: (%)
3.01
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Canadian Exports:
Canadian Imports:
Foreign Direct Investment in Canada
Canadian Direct Investment to Iceland
Representation:
Foreign Representation in Canada
Ambassador Sturla Sigurjónsson
Canadian Representation Abroad
Ambassador Anne-Tamara Lorre
May 2017
Statistics Canada
Canada
$2,026.59
Canadian Exports
$55,938.56
to: Iceland
1.43
A ni mal & Pr o d .
1.41
M ach. M ech. Elec.
Pr o d .
V ehi cl es and Eq ui p .
7.00
Product Trade and Investment: (2016)
F at s, O i ls & W axes
Statistics Canada
Pap er Pr o d .
$77,340,289
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$80,904,978
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$127
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Sp eci al iz ed I nst .
(million)
(million)
F o o d Pr o d .
2016
W o o d Pr o d .
Statistics Canada
Sources:
Statistics/Industry Canada
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/tdo-dcd.nsf/eng/Home
IMF
http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28
www.international.gc.ca
HTML version: http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/iceland-islande/bilateral_relations_bilaterales/fs-iceland-islande-fd.aspx?lang=eng
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