Iceland
Disclaimer: This information on the situation of homosexuals all over the world may not be completely accurate or up-to-date. The information is gathered on the Internet and in other publications. If you have any additional information, corrections, comments or suggestions, don't hesitate to contact me at   <never@heterosexual.com>   Updated 99-06-13	Information on the situation for homosexuals in Iceland:   Legal+   Iceland is a very proud, small republic in the outskirts of Europe geographically, but surprisingly modern and connected to the world. In many ways the Icelanders are very conservative. They go to any length preserving their ancient language of the vikings, creating new words for every loan word that attack them.  However, they elected the world's first female popularly elected head of state, Vigdis Finnbogadóttir, on June 29, 1980. She is very popular, and her precidency lasted until June 29, 1996. Two days earlier, the Icelanders continued the Nordic tradition of human rights and equality by passing a law allowing registered partnerships ("marriage") between people of the same sex. Seven countries and territories have introduced similar laws: Denmark, Norway, Greenland, Sweden, Iceland, Hungary, and the Netherlands.    In 1997, Iceland became the 12th country in the world to legislate anti-discrimination laws against offences related to the sexual orientation of individuals. If you have any further information on the current situation in Iceland, please contact me.     Age of consent Male-Female Male-Male Female-Female Iceland 14 14 14   Further information on the situation in Iceland can be found at:  Samtökin '78 - Félags lesbía og homma á Íslandi  Gusti.com	Statistics:   Republic, Europe   Area: 102,846 km²   Population: 269,735   Capital: Reykjavík   Currency: krona   Independence Day: Jun. 17 ISO 3166 Internet Country Code(s): .is

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