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Iceland[4][5] i/ˈaɪslənd/ (Icelandic: Ísland, IPA: [ˈislant];
see Names for Iceland), officially called Republic of
Iceland[6][7][8] and sometimes its counterpart Lýðveldið Ísland
in Icelandic (for example this is a part of the name of the
Constitution of Iceland, Stjórnarskrá lýðveldisins Íslands), is
a Nordic European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on
the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.[9] The country has a population of about
320,000 and a total area of 103,000 km2 (40,000 sq mi).[10] The
capital and largest city is Reykjavík,[11] with the surrounding
areas in the southwestern region of the country being home to
two-thirds of the country's population. Iceland is volcanically
and geologically active. The interior mainly consists of a
plateau characterised by sand fields, mountains and glaciers,
while many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands.
Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate
despite a high la