Some random facts about Iceland
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| Maritime claims: | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
| Independence: | 1 December 1918 (became a sovereign state under the Danish Crown); 17 June 1944 (from Denmark) |
| Oil - consumption: | 20,560 bbl/day (2004 est.) |
| Exports - partners: | UK 17.9%, Germany 16.4%, Netherlands 13%, US 8.1%, Spain 7.7%, Denmark 4.3% (2005) |
| Terrain: | mostly plateau interspersed with mountain peaks, icefields; coast deeply indented by bays and fiords |
Vestur-Bardastrandarsysla, Iceland