Similarly, British terms predominate in the world of snooker, English billiards and blackball, regardless of the players' nationalities. The term blackball is used in this glossary to refer to both blackball and eight-ball pool as played in the Commonwealth, as a shorthand.
Icelandâs population increased by 1% since last year, and about 12% of those living here come from abroad, Statistics Iceland reveals in a new report. According to the report, released yesterday, the current population of Iceland is 329,100, up by 1% (3,429 people, to be exact) from last year. The largest municipality remains ReykjavÃ­k, where 121,822 people live, while the smallest is Helgafellssveit, in SnÃ¦fellsnes, which is home to 53 people.
Located in the continent of Europe, Iceland covers 100,250 square kilometers of land and 2,750 square kilometers of water, making it the 108th largest nation in the world with a total area of 103,000 square kilometers. Iceland was founded as a distinct and original nation in 1944. The population of Iceland is 313,183 (2012) and the nation has a density of 3 people per square kilometer. The currency of Iceland is the Iceland Krona (ISK). As well, the people of Iceland are refered to as Icelandic.