Iceland

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The map of iceland

Major Industriesfish processing; aluminum smelting,

ferrosilicon production; geothermal power, tourism.

LandformIceland has lots of landform Iceland has big

and small mountains and large grassy plans

ClimateThe climate in Iceland is cloudy most of the

timeAnd hot

History Of IcelandIn 1262–1264, Iceland came under Norwegian

rule and passed to ultimate Danish control through the unification of the kingdoms of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark (the Kalmar Union) in 1397.

History 2In 1874, Icelanders obtained their own

constitution, and in 1918, Denmark recognized Iceland, via the Act of Union, as a separate state with unlimited sovereignty. It remained, however, nominally under the Danish monarchy.

Geography Iceland, an island about the size of Kentucky,

lies in the north Atlantic Ocean east of Greenland and just touches the Arctic Circle.

Population The population in Iceland is313,183 .

Languages Icelandic, English, Nordic

languages,andGerman .

Economy The economy of Iceland is small and

subject to high volatility. In 2011, gross demistic product was US$12.3bn. With a population of 321,000, this is $38,000 perrcapita, based on purcharing power (PPP) estimates.[9]The financial crisis of 2007- 2010produced a decline in GDP and employment, although the magnitude of this decline remains to be determined.

Government constitutional republic

Religions 10% are athist3.1 % are Christian

Hazards earthquakes and volcanic activity .

Sources http://www.indexmundi.com/iceland/natural_hazards.html http://www.factmonster.com/ http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/profiles

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