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Its capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which is home to about 36% of the country's roughly 380,000 residents. The official language of the country is Icelandic . Located on a rift between tectonic plates, Iceland's geologic activity includes geysers and frequent volcanic eruptions.
- History of Iceland
Mid-Atlantic Ridge and adjacent plates. Volcanoes indicated...
- Icelandic Language
Icelandic (/ aɪ s ˈ l æ n d ɪ k / ⓘ eyess-LAN-dik; endonym:...
- Church of Iceland
A small wood and turf church in Hof, Iceland.. The Church of...
- Icelandic Coast Guard
The Icelandic Coast Guard (Icelandic: Landhelgisgæsla...
- Demographics of Iceland
The demographics of Iceland include population density,...
- Military
NATO military ceremony in Pabrade, Lithuania, November 2014....
- Coat of Arms
The coat of arms of Iceland displays a silver-edged, red...
- Icelanders
Icelanders (Icelandic: Íslendingar) are an ethnic group and...
- Icelandic Króna
Name. Like the Nordic currencies (such as the Danish krone,...
- Polish
Polish (endonym: język polski, [ˈjɛ̃zɨk ˈpɔlskʲi] ⓘ,...
- History of Iceland
Islandia (en islandés: Ísland, AFI: ['istlant]) [nota 1] es un país insular europeo, cuyo territorio abarca la isla homónima y algunas pequeñas islas e islotes adyacentes en el océano Atlántico. Su capital es Reikiavik. Cuenta con una población de cerca de 366 425 habitantes y un área de 103 000 km².
Islandia (isl. Ísland, wym. [ˈ i s t l a n t]) – nordyckie państwo położone na północy Grzbietu Śródatlantyckiego, na wyspie Islandia i kilku mniejszych wyspach, m.in. archipelagu Vestmannaeyjar w północnej części Oceanu Atlantyckiego.
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The first people who lived on Iceland are thought to have been Irish monks. They came to Iceland around the year 800. Iceland became a Christiannation in the year 1000 CE, when Christianity became the religion by law. In Icelandic, this event is known as the kristnitaka literally, "the taking of Christianity". In the 9th century, Norsemen went to l...
Iceland has a multi-party system. Since the 2013 election, the center-right Independence Party and Progressive Party are the biggest political parties in Iceland. Other powerful parties in Iceland include the center-left Social Democratic Alliance and Left-Green Movement. See also: List of political parties in Iceland. Iceland is a representative d...
Fishing and fish processing is the main economic activity in Iceland.Despite effort to diversify, particularly into the travel industry, seafood exports continue to account for nearly three-quarters of merchandise exports and approximately half of all foreign exchange earnings. Geothermal Energy produces the vast majority of Electrical Power consum...
Iceland sits on a rift between two tectonic plates. No surprise then that Iceland is very geologically active. There are large amounts of rain and snow caused by the warm waters of the gulf stream current which flows toward it. Many interesting and unusual geographic features which make it different from any other island. Some of these features are...
Reykjavík is the capital city of Iceland. Reykjavík is also the most important port in Iceland. Other important towns in Iceland are Akureyri, Kópavogur, Hafnarfjörður, Keflavík, Seyðisfjörður and Vestmannaeyjar.
If you see a group of Icelanders together, one thing will immediately strike you. They all look rather similar. This impression is even stronger if you see an age-group of children together. And, they are indeed genetically more similar than any other group in any other European country. The reason is that they had a small founding population, and ...
"Iceland". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency.Iceland at the Open Directory ProjectThere are two main types of islands in the sea: continental islands and oceanic islands. There are also artificial islands (man-made islands). There are about 900,000 official islands in the world.
Islandia may refer to: Islandia, the Latin name for Iceland. Islandia, a 1942 novel by Austin Tappan Wright. Islandia, a 1983 video game by Julian Gollop. Islandia, Florida, a community in the United States. Islandia, New York, a village in the United States.
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