Iceland Juan Marcos Lecuona A00888193
Iceland
Important Data
•Name: Iceland •Capital: Reykjavík •103,000 sq km •land: 100,250 sq km •water: 2,750 sq km
Mainstream Religions
• Lutheran Church of Iceland
80.7%, Roman Catholic Church 2.5%, Reykjavik Free Church 2.4%, Hafnarfjorour Free Church 1.6%, other religions 3.6%, unaffiliated 3%, other or unspecified 6.2%
National Holidays •
New year’s day (January 1), Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Monday,
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Summer’s Day (Third Thursday in April), Labour Day (May 1), Whitsunday and Monday,
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National Day (June 17), Bank Holiday (first Monday in August), Christmas Evening (December 24), Christmas Day (December 25), Second Day of Christmas (December 26),
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New Year’s Evening (December 31; from noon).