_#_Nationality: noun—Icelander(s); adjective—Icelandic

_#_Ethnic divisions: homogeneous mixture of descendants of Norwegians and Celts

_#_Religion: Evangelical Lutheran 96%, other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3%, none 1% (1988)

_#_Language: Icelandic

_#_Literacy: 100% (male NA%, female NA%) age 15 and over can read and write (1976 est.)

_#_Labor force: 134,429; commerce, finance, and services 55.4%, other manufacturing 14.3%., agriculture 5.8%, fish processing 7.9%, fishing 5.0% (1986)

_#_Organized labor: 60% of labor force

_*Government #_Long-form name: Republic of Iceland

_#_Type: republic

_#_Capital: Reykjavik