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.
The population of Iceland was estimated as 276,365 in July of 2000, with a slow growth rate of 0.57 percent. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe, with an average of 3 inhabitants per square kilometer.In 2000, the birth rate stood at 14.86 births per 1,000 population and the death rate at 6.87 deaths per 1,000 population.celand is the most sparsely populated country in Europe, with an average of 3 inhabitants per square kilometer. In 2000, the birth rate stood at 14.86 births per 1,000 population and the death rate at 6.87 deaths per 1,000 population.