Country Profiles: Iceland

Republic of Iceland -- Lyoveldio Island

Government-Sponsored Resources and Diplomatic Information

• Statistics on Iceland: CIA World Factbook
• US Embassy in Reykjavik
• Embassy of Iceland in Washington, D.C.
• Government Offices of Iceland

International Organizations and Development Programs

• Iceland and the IMF The IMF's Iceland Country Page with links to articles

Internet Resources: General

• History of Iceland: Primary Documents BYU site to historical documents
• WESS Web: Western European Specialists Section hosted by the University of Virginia library
• BBC Country Profile: Iceland

Internet Resources: Culture, Literature and Language

• Íslensk málstöð Linguistic Institute's home page. Offers help with Icelandic via e-mail and has a terminology database
• Art.is Network A guide to museums and exhibits in Iceland
• The UCLA Language Materials Project learning resources for less commonly taught languages of the world
• Language Resource Page A page of links to information on distance learning and technology resources, traditional language study programs (including those that offer instruction in less commonly taught languages) and other general language study resources.

Online News Sites and Servers

• Morgunbladid Iceland's most-read daily newspaper in an online edition
• Web Radio International hear broadcasts from countries all over the world

Academic and Fellowship Information

• National and University Library of Iceland A guide to Iceland's academic libraries and collections. Links to databases
• The Fulbright Program A guide to applying for Fulbright fellowships and grants
• SSRC/ACLS International Dissertation Field Research Fellowships: support for dissertation research in humanities and social sciences in all areas and regions of the world
• Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships For dissertation research in humanities and social sciences
• UC Berkeley Center for German and European Studies Fellowships for dissertation research, predissertation research travel, and UC faculty research
• Columbia University's Council for European Studies has information about pre-dissertation research grants and dissertation completion grants

The Republic of Iceland is a borderless country in the northern Atlantic Ocean, located between Greenland, Scotland and Norway.