Kingdom of Iceland

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The Kingdom of Iceland was a sovereign state in personal union with the Danish crown from 1918 to 1944, during which it gradually gained full independence and later became the modern Republic of Iceland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarchy
former sovereign state
capital Reykjavík
linked to: Reykjavík, Iceland
climate subarctic oceanic climate
coatOfArms Coat of arms of Iceland
constitutionalChange adoption of republican constitution in 1944
continent Europe
North America
country Iceland
currency Icelandic króna
defenseControlledBy Kingdom of Denmark
linked to: Denmark
dissolutionReason proclamation of the Republic of Iceland
endDate 1944-06-17
establishedBy Act of Union between Denmark and Iceland
flag Flag of Iceland
foreignAffairsControlledBy Kingdom of Denmark
linked to: Denmark
fullSeparationFromDenmarkDate 1944-06-17
geologicalCharacteristic volcanic island
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Iceland
headOfState Christian X of Denmark
historicalEra Interwar period
World War II era
independenceDate 1918-12-01
independenceEvent Act of Union of 1918
independenceFrom Kingdom of Denmark
linked to: Denmark
internationalRecognition recognized as a fully sovereign state by Denmark in 1918
legalSystem civil law
legislativeBody Althing
locatedIn North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: North Atlantic
majorCity Akureyri
Reykjavík
linked to: Reykjavík, Iceland
monarch Christian X of Denmark
nationalDay June 17
nationalDaySignificance commemoration of the foundation of the Republic and end of the kingdom
nationalMovementContext Icelandic independence movement
occupationStartYear 1940
occupiedBy United Kingdom
United States
officialLanguage Icelandic
personalUnionWith Kingdom of Denmark
linked to: Denmark
populationCharacteristic sparsely populated
predecessor Iceland (Danish dependency)
linked to: Iceland
religion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland
linked to: Church of Iceland
sovereignStateStatus sovereign state in personal union with Denmark
startDate 1918-12-01
successor Republic of Iceland
linked to: Iceland
worldWarIIStatus nominally neutral

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Icelandic branch of the House of Glücksburg territorialScope Kingdom of Iceland in union with Denmark
linked to: Kingdom of Iceland
King of Iceland appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Iceland
King of Iceland followedBy Republic of Iceland
linked to: Kingdom of Iceland
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg dynastyProvidedMonarchTo Iceland (in personal union with Denmark)
linked to: Kingdom of Iceland
Constitutional Act of 1920 appliesTo Kingdom of Iceland
Act of Union of 1918 politicalStatusCreated Kingdom of Iceland
Regent of Iceland appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Iceland
Regent of Iceland officeCreatedFor Kingdom of Iceland
Regent of Iceland countryDuringTenure Kingdom of Iceland