Reykjavík Grapevine - 11.01.2008, Blaðsíða 1

Average heat (in °C) in Reyk-
javík. Only .5 degrees colder
than the hottest year yet.
Issues of The Reyk-
javík Grapevine.
5.5
Number of text messages sent on the
Síminn network alone on New Year’s
Eve. A 30% increase from last year.
New cars reg-
istered. 517
less than the
year before.
830,000 22,603
Increase in the
market price
index for apart-
ment housing in
Reykjavík.
11%
Average number of pizza boxes
used by Icelanders every year. If
stacked, these boxes would reach
a height of apx. 240 km.
Increase in usage of the city public bus system.
The amount of real estate transactions (ISK).
The number
of fatalities
in accidents.
4,000,000
The number of registered
students at the University of
Iceland.
9786
The number of pas-
sengers travelling
through Leifur
Eiríksson Interna-
tional Airport.
2,200,000
13.65%
29
360,000,000,000
Population increase in Iceland.
1.8%
The population of Iceland. Twelve month infla-
tion in Iceland.
The number of new internet
domains registered, bringing
the total of Icelandic domains
to 20.000.
312,872 5.9%
4000
The number of ships in Iceland.
The number of
Ice-cream sellers
shut down in Reyk-
javík for not pass-
ing health-
inspections.2
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