Iceland
Northern Europe
Updated 8 November 2026
Iceland is a country in Northern Europe with its capital in Reykjavik. Its head of state is Halla Tómasdóttir and its head of government is Kristrún Mjöll Frostadóttir. On DiploMaps you can see Iceland on the world map with its leaders, economy, trade and UN votes, and its relations with the United Arab Emirates.
Key facts
- Capital
- Reykjavik
- Head of state
- Halla TómasdóttirPresident of Iceland
- Head of government
- Kristrún Mjöll FrostadóttirIcelandic politician
- Foreign minister
- Þorgerður Katrín GunnarsdóttirIcelandic politician
- Population
- 392.4 thousand (2025)
- Area
- 103,000 km²
- GDP
- $38.6 billion (2025)
- Currency
- Icelandic króna (ISK)
- Official languages
- Icelandic
- United Nations
- Member since 1946
- Region
- Northern Europe · Europe
Iceland and the UAE
- UAE exports to it (2025)
- $4.4 million
- UAE imports from it (2025)
- $843.1 thousand
- Visa for UAE citizens
- No visa needed
Memberships
- NATO
- OECD
- Schengen Area
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
- Arctic Council
- NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty)
- ICC (Rome Statute)