Iceland
The municipality is responsible for preschool and part of social services.
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Updated: 2026-07-25
- Capital
- Reykjavík
- Language
- Icelandic
- Calling code
- +354
- Currency
- Icelandic króna, ISK
- Form of government
- parliamentary republic
Iceland’s single official portal for public e-services, bringing together the services of all public authorities.
Open in browser ↗The official English-language website of the Icelandic government (Government Offices of Iceland).
Open in browser ↗The official website of the Icelandic Parliament, featuring a register of current legislation.
Open in browser ↗Icelandic Directorate of Immigration: residence permits, citizenship, asylum.
Open in browser ↗The Central Bank of Iceland has also been responsible for financial supervision since 2020 (following its merger with the former FME).
Open in browser ↗The Icelandic National Deposit and Investment Guarantee Fund for customers of licensed financial institutions; Iceland is part of the EEA but not the EU, so the €100,000 limit does not apply — the official website does not currently specify the exact amount of the guarantee.
Open in browser ↗Main banks
The Icelandic Ministry of Education and Children’s Affairs.
Open in browser ↗The Icelandic Directorate of Health, responsible for overseeing patients’ rights and the licensing of healthcare professionals.
Open in browser ↗The Icelandic Social Insurance Administration administers pensions and social security benefits.
Open in browser ↗The Icelandic Data Protection Authority (responsible for supervising compliance with the GDPR and EEA regulations).
Open in browser ↗No confirmed updates recorded yet.