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Iceland

Iceland

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Head of state
Halla TómasdóttirPresident
Head of government
Kristrún FrostadóttirPrime Minister · since 21 Dec 2024
System
Parliamentary republicCapital: Reykjavik
UN e-government rank
5 of 193EGDI 2024

Iceland is a parliamentary republic[1]. The head of state is President Halla Tómasdóttir[3]. The government is led by Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir, in office since 21 Dec 2024[4]. Govpedia records 11 members of its cabinet.

At a glance[2]

Capital
Reykjavik
Region
Northern Europe
Area
103,000 km²
Language
Icelandic
Currency
Icelandic króna (kr)
People
Icelander
Borders
None (no land borders)
Calling code
+354
Internet domain
.is

Leadership

Who leads the state

Head of government

Sourced

Kristrún Frostadóttir

Prime Minister · 21 Dec 2024 – present[4]

In government: Social Democratic Alliance, Viðreisn and People's Party

Executive

Cabinet of Kristrún Frostadóttir

0 of 11 verified on official pages

Cabinet seats by party

Social Democratic Alliance, Viðreisn and People's Party[4]

  • Social Democratic Alliance4
  • Viðreisn4
  • People's Party3

Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.

Digital government

Digital government, measured

UN E-Government Development Index[5]

2024

0.967rank 5 of 193

  • Online services0.908
  • Human capital0.995
  • Telecom infrastructure0.998

Evidence

Sources

How Govpedia verifies
  1. [1]
    List of countries by system of government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  2. [2]
    World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)

    Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026

  3. [3]
    List of current heads of state and government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  4. [4]
    Cabinet of Kristrún Frostadóttir

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  5. [5]
    UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data

    United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026