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Iceland's Week, Explained in 5 Minutes

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Iceland GuideEssential facts, not news

Country basics

Capital
Reykjavík
Population
About 390,000
Area
About 103,000 km²
Language · Script
Icelandic · Latin alphabet (with Þ, Ð, Æ, Ö)
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Currency
Icelandic króna (ISK, kr)
Time zone
UTC+0 (GMT) · No daylight saving

Emergency & help lines

Police · Fire · Ambulance · Rescue
112
Police non-emergency (capital area)
444 1000
Medical advice (nurse line)
1700
Road conditions
1777

Traveler essentials

Country code
+354
Voltage · Plug
230V 50Hz · Type C/F
Driving side
Right-hand traffic
Major towns
Reykjavík · Kópavogur · Hafnarfjörður · Reykjanesbær · Akureyri · Garðabær · Mosfellsbær · Árborg (Selfoss)

Public holidays

Jan 1
New Year's Day
Thursday before Easter
Maundy Thursday
Friday before Easter
Good Friday
Mar–Apr (moveable)
Easter Sunday · Easter Monday
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First Thursday after Apr 18
First Day of Summer
May 1
Labor Day (May Day)
39 days after Easter
Ascension Day
49–50 days after Easter
Whit Sunday · Whit Monday
Jun 17
National Day
First Monday of Aug
Commerce Day (August bank holiday)
Dec 24
Christmas Eve (from noon)
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Dec 26
Second Day of Christmas
Dec 31
New Year's Eve (from noon)

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