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/ˈaɪslænd/
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*Icelandic* –> Ísland [ˈistlant’]
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*republic of ireland*
(official name)
“aren’t we all?”
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(“iceland” is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and the ‘Arctic Ocean’)
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(it has a population of 332,529 and an area of 103,000 km2 (40,000 sq mi), making it the most sparsely populated country in ‘europe’)
(the capital and largest city is Reykjavík. Reykjavík and the surrounding areas in the southwest of the country are home to over two-thirds of the population)
(‘iceland’ is volcanically and geologically active)
(the interior consists of a plateau characterised by sand and lava fields, mountains and glaciers, while many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands)
(‘iceland’ is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate, despite a high latitude just outside the ‘Arctic Circle’)
(its high latitude and marine influence still keeps summers chilly, with most of the archipelago having a tundra climate)
(according to Landnámabók, the settlement of ‘Iceland’ began in the year 874 AD when the Norwegian chieftain ‘Ingólfr Arnarson’ became the first permanent settler on the island)
(in the following centuries, mainly ‘Norwegians’ and to a smaller extent other ‘Scandinavians’ settled ‘Iceland’, bringing with them thralls of ‘Gaelicorigin’)
(from 1262 to 1814, ‘Iceland’ was ruled by ‘Norway’ and afterwards by ‘Denmark’)
(until the 20th century, the country relied largely on fishing and agriculture)
(‘Iceland’ became independent in 1918 and a republic in 1944)
(industrialisation of the fisheries and ‘Marshall Plan’ aid following ‘World War II’ brought prosperity and ‘Iceland’ became one of the wealthiest and most developed nations in the world)
(in 1994, it became a part of the ‘European Economic Area’, which supported diversification into economic and financial services)
(‘iceland’ has a market economy with relatively low taxes compared to other OECD countries)
(it maintains a Nordic social welfare system that provides universal health care and tertiary education for its citizens)
(‘iceland’ ranks highly in economic, political and social stability and equality)
(in 2013, it was ranked as the 13th most-developed country in the world by the ‘United Nations’ Human Development Index’)
(‘iceland’ runs almost completely on ‘renewable energy’)
(affected by the ongoing worldwide financial crisis, the nation’s entire banking system systemically failed in ‘October 2008’, leading to a severe depression, substantial political unrest, the ‘icesave dispute’, and the institution of capital controls)
(many bankers were jailed and the economy has made a significant recovery, in large part due to a surge in tourism)
(icelandic culture is founded upon the nation’s scandinavian heritage)
(most icelanders are descendants of ‘Germanic’ and ‘Gaelic’ (‘Celtic’) settlers)
(‘Icelandic’, a ‘North Germanic’ language, is descended from ‘Old Norse’ and is closely related to ‘Faroese’ and ‘West Norwegian’ dialects)
(the country’s cultural heritage includes traditional Icelandic cuisine, Icelandic literature, and medieval sagas)
(‘iceland’ has the smallest population of any NATO member and is the only one with no standing army, its lightly armed coast guard being in charge of ‘defense’)
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*FAMOUS RESIDENTS* –>
(970 – 1020)
(first european in ‘the americas’)
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💕💝💖💓🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤❤️💚💛🧡❣️💞💔💘❣️🧡💛💚❤️🖤💜🖤💙🖤💙🖤💗💖💝💘
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥