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Iceland
By Kelsey Barrus
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Geography Geography 2 People
Religion
Economy Government Money
Major Natural Disaster
Current Issues References
Geography 3Climate
History
History 2 Language 2
Language
Pictures
HolidaysGeography 4
Geography39,769 square miles (103,000 square
kilometers)Land area-38,707 square miles (100,250
square kilometers)Topography-recent volcano origin, geysers
and hot springsThree quarters of land surface is wasteland
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Geography 2Volcanic island in North Atlantic Ocean, east
of Greenland and immediately south of the Arctic Circle
It is approximately 2,600 miles (4,200 kilometers) away from New York
About 79% of Iceland’s area consists of glaciers, lakes, and a mountainous lava desert, and other wasteland
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Geography 3About 28% of land is used for grazing1% is cultivatedInhabited areas are on the coast particularly
in the southwest where 60% of the population lives
Capital: Reykavik -pop. 192,000Neighbors-nearest to: Greenland
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Geography 4Highest elevation 6,590 feet above sea level
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PeopleLife expect. 78.4-male, 82.8-femalePop. density-7.9 per square mile, 3.1 per
square kilometerPopulation-306,694Ethnicity-Norse & Celt descendants Language-Icelandic, English, Nordic,
German
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ReligionChief religion-Lutheran Church of Iceland
86%, unaffiliated 3%
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EconomyFish proc., aluminum smelting,
ferrosilicon prod., tourismChief crops-potatoes, green vegetablesNatural resources-fish
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GovernmentType-Constitutional republicLocal divisions-23 counties, 14 independent
townsHead of State-President Olafur Ragnar
Grimsson Head of Gov.-Prime Min. Johanna
Sigurdardottir Defense budget-$46 million
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Money1.00 Iceland Króna = 0.0078 U.S. DollarKróna is the dollar of Iceland
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Major Natural DisasterThe eruption of Eyjafjoell volcano, this
country has many active volcanoes
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Current IssuesThe Eyjafjoell volcano keeps erupting and is
causing flight chaos for the people of Iceland and Europe
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ClimateModerated by Gulf StreamDamp, cool summersMild but windy wintersIn Reykjavík, the average temperature is
52°F in July and 30°F in January
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HistorySettled in late 9th and early 10th centuries by
people of Norse originIn 930 AD ruling chiefs established a
republican constitution and an assembly called the Althingi, the oldest parliament in the world
Remained independent until 1262, when it entered into a treaty establishing a union with the Norwegian monarchy
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History 2Late 14th century- Iceland was passed to
Denmark when Norway and Denmark
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Referenceshttp://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bng/3396.htmhttp://www.wikipedia.comhttp://www.iceland.is/history-and-culture/Tra
ditions/IcelandicHolidays/
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Language
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Language 3• Icelandic alphabet consists of 32 letters
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Holidays1st of January, New Year's Day;
Maundy Thursday (Thursday before Easter Sunday);Good Friday (Friday before Easter Sunday);Easter Monday (Monday following Easter Sunday);First Day of Summer (a Thursday during the period 19 to 25 April);1 May, Labour Day;Ascension Day (Holy Thursday, six weeks after Maundy Thursday);Whit Monday (Monday following Whit Sunday, seven weeks after Easter);17 June, National Day (proclamation of the Republic in 1944, birthday of Jon Sigurdsson, 1811-1879);Trademen's Day (first Monday in August);24 December, Christmas Eve (afternoon only);25 December, Christmas Day;26 December, Boxing Day (second day of Christmas);31 December, New Year's Eve (afternoon only).
