What is the capital of Iceland?

What is the capital of Iceland? Reykjavik is the answer.

Reykjavik, conventionally written Reykjavík, is Iceland's capital and largest city. It stands on the country's southwest coast beside Faxaflói Bay, in a region where geothermal energy is abundant. The name comes from Old Norse and means “Smoky Bay,” referring to steam rising from nearby hot springs observed by the settlement's early Norse inhabitants.

The site is traditionally associated with Ingólfur Arnarson, often regarded as Iceland's first permanent Norse settler, who is said to have arrived around 874. Reykjavik remained a small settlement for centuries before receiving official market rights in 1786. It developed into the centre of Icelandic administration and became the national capital when Iceland gained home rule and later sovereignty.

A frequent mix-up is whether Reykjavik is simply Iceland's largest municipality or its whole urban area. The city itself is surrounded by the larger Capital Region, which contains most of the country's population. Reykjavik is also the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state; Nuuk is farther north, but Greenland is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.