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{{Short description|none}} <!-- "none" is preferred when the title is sufficiently descriptive; see [[WP:SDNONE]] --> [[File:Icelandic-Road-Sign.JPG|thumb|right|An example of an Icelandic Road sign, showing the way to many farms and villages]] The modes of '''transport in [[Iceland]]''' are governed by the country's rugged [[terrain]] and [[population density|sparse population]]. The principal mode of personal transport is the [[car]]. There are no public [[railways]], although there are [[bus]] services.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Three major projects (EUR1 billion) at Keflavik Airport in next 12 years β right choice? Part one |url=https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/three-major-projects-eur1-billion-at-keflavik-airport-in-the-next-12-years-the-right-choice-639739 |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=CAPA - Centre for Aviation |language=en}}</ref> Domestic [[Commercial flight|flights]] serve places that reduce travel time significantly, or are seasonally inaccessible by road. The only international forms of transport are by [[Air transport|air]] and [[Ferry|sea]]. Most of the country's [[transport infrastructure]] is concentrated near the [[Capital Region (Iceland)|Capital Region]], which is home to 64% of the country's population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population by municipality, age and sex 1998-2022 - Division into municipalites as of 1 January 2023 |url=https://px.hagstofa.is:443/pxenpxen/pxweb/en/Ibuar/Ibuar__mannfjoldi__2_byggdir__sveitarfelog/MAN02005.px/ |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=PX-Web}}</ref>
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