Iceland

Ísland

Iceland (IS, ISL) is a country in Northern Europe, with Reykjavik as its capital. The currency is the Icelandic Króna (ISK, ISK). The international dialling code is +354; mobile numbers are written like 611 1234. The time zone is Atlantic/Reykjavik. Official language: Icelandic.

CurrencyISKISK
Dial code+354e.g. 611 1234
Time zoneReykjavikUTC+00:00
LanguageIcelandic
CapitalReykjavik
Population364K103K km²

Overview

Official name
Iceland
Native name
Ísland
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
IS
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
ISL
ISO 3166-1 numeric
352
IOC code
ISL
Demonym
Icelander
Capital
Reykjavik
Region
Europe › Northern Europe
Status
Independent, UN member
Groups
  • Northern Europe
  • United Nations
Internet domain
.is
Coordinates
65, -18
Area
103,000 km²
Population
364,036
GDP
$26.2B ($71.9K per person)
Literacy
99%
Landlocked
No
Land borders
None

Currency

Icelandic Króna ISK

Symbol
ISK narrow kr
Minor units
None (0 decimals)
Example
1.235 kr.

Former currencies: ISJDKK

Languages

LanguageStatusShare of populationWriting
Icelandic isOfficial100% (364K)
Danish da0.62% (2.3K)

Time zones

Time zoneLocal timeStandardDaylight savingName
Atlantic/ReykjavikUTC+00:00noneGreenwich Mean Time

Phone numbers

Calling code
+354
Dial-out prefix
00|1(?:0(?:01|[12]0)|100) preferred 00
Trunk prefix
none
National number length
7–9 digits
Emergency number
112 pattern 112

Number types

TypeNational formatInternational formatLayoutDigits
Fixed line410 1234+354 410 1234XXX XXXX7
Mobile611 1234+354 611 1234XXX XXXX7, 9
Toll free800 1234+354 800 1234XXX XXXX7
Premium rate900 1234+354 900 1234XXX XXXX7
VoIP492 1234+354 492 1234XXX XXXX7
Universal access809 1234+354 809 1234XXX XXXX7
Voicemail689 1234+354 689 1234XXX XXXX7
Show the 2 formatting rules
Digits patternLeading digitsFormatInternational
(\d{3})(\d{4})[4-9]$1 $2$1 $2
(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{3})3$1 $2 $3$1 $2 $3

Address and postal code

Address layout

{Name}
{Organization}
{Street address}
{Postal code} {City}

No data.

Postal code

Pattern
\d{3}
Examples
320 · 121 · 220 · 110
Post office lookup
https://posturinn.is/

Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week
Sunday
Weekend
Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year
Contains at least 4 days of the new year
Hour cycle
24-hour (0–23)
Calendars
gregorian
Measurement system
Metric
Temperature
Celsius
Paper size
A4
Locales

Number and date formats

As written by the Icelandic (Iceland) locale (is-IS), amounts in ISK.

Number
1.234.567,891
Percent
45,7%
Currency (ISK)
1.234.568 kr.
Accounting
-1.234.568 kr.
Currency, name
1.234.568 íslenskar krónur
Compact short
1,2 m.
Compact long
1,2 milljónir
Scientific
1,235E6
Speed
88 kílómetrar á klukkustund
Temperature
21,5°C
Date, full
föstudagur, 27. mars 2026
Date, long
27. mars 2026
Date, medium
27. mar. 2026
Date, short
27.3.2026
Time, medium
15:04:05
Time, short
15:04
Date and time
27. mar. 2026, 15:04
Month and year
mars 2026
Weekday
föstudagur
Relative time
í gær · eftir 3 daga · fyrir 2 klukkustundum
List: and
A, B og C
List: or
A, B eða C

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