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Government |
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Name of country:
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international national |
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Type of government |
Republic |
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Capital: |
Reykjavík |
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Administrative divisions: |
23
counties 14
independent towns Árnessysla,
Austur-Barðastrandarsýsla,
Austur-Húnavatnssýsla,
Austur-Skaftafellssýsla,
Borgarfjarðarsýsla, Dalasýsla,
Eyjafjarðarsýsla,
Gullbringusýsla, Kjósarsýsla,
Mýrasýsla,
Norður-Ísafjarðarsýsla,
Norður-Múlasýsla,
Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla,
Rangarvallasýsla, Skagafjardharsýsla,
Snæfellsnes-og Hnappadalssýsla,
Strandasýsla,
Suður-Múlasýsla,
Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla,
Vestur-Barðstrandarsýsla,
Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla,
Vestur-Ísafjarðarsýsla,
Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla Akranes,
Akureyri, Hafnarfjörður,
Húsavík, Isafjörður,
Keflavík, Kópavogur,
Neskaupstaður, Ólafsfjörður,
Reykjavík, Sauðárkrókur,
Seyðisfjörður, Siglufjörður,
Vestmanneyjar |
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Independence: |
17. June 1944 (of Dänemark) |
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National holiday: |
Anniversary of the Establishment of the Republic, 17 June (1944) |
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Constitution: |
16. June1944 |
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Legal system: |
civil law system based on Danish law; does not accept compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
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Suffrage: |
18 years of age; universal |
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Legislative branch: |
Parliament (Althing): elections last held on 8 April 1995 (next to be held by April 1999); results - Independence Party 37.1%, Progressive Party 23.3%, Social Democratic Party 11.4%, Socialists 14.3%, People's Movement 7.2%, Women's Party 4.9%; seats - (63 total) Independence 25, Progressive 15, Social Democratic 7, Socialists 9, People's Movement 4, Women's Party 3 |
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Executive branch: |
chief of state, head of government and cabinet |
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Judicial branch: |
Supreme Court (Haestirettur), justices are appointed for life by the president |
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Political parties: |
Independence Party (conservative), Progressive Party (liberal), Social Democratic Party, People's Alliance (left socialist), Women's Party |
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International organization participation: |
Australia Group, BIS, CCC, CE, EBRD, ECE, EFTA, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, MTCR, NACC, NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, OECD, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNU, UPU, WEU (associate), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO |
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