Iceland is a Nordic island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean where the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans meet. Icelandic is the de facto official language, while Icelandic Sign Language was officially recognized in 2011. Danish is also spoken as a minority language but lacks official recognition.

1. Iceland is a Nordic European island
country situated at the confluence of
the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans,
on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

7. Languages
• Today, the country does not have an official
language but Icelandic is the de facto official
and national language, while Icelandic Sign
Language was officially recognised by law in
2011 as a minority language with
constitutional rights and the first language of
the Icelandic deaf community. Danish is also a
minority language in Iceland, and has been
spoken there for at least two hundred years,
but it has yet to gain government recognition.