Iceland

Key facts

Land borders

Iceland shares no land border with another sovereign state.

Iceland in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Iceland is a household name, so it can be the answer even in easy puzzles. These are the 22 claims from the pool that are true of Iceland, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its capital city's name begins with “R”1 of 6
• Has territory north of the Arctic Circle1 of 7
• Its name ends with “-land”1 of 7
• Its name begins with “I”1 of 8
• Has fewer than 10 people per km²1 of 14
• Is a NATO member1 of 32
• Has fewer than 25 people per km²1 of 34
• Has fewer than 1 million people1 of 37
• Has no land borders1 of 40
• Is in Europe1 of 44
• Is an island nation1 of 47
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Its flag contains blue1 of 99
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Its flag contains red1 of 152
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177