Iceland

Important Cities

Reykjavik (Capital)
Akureyri
Vik
Keflavik
Dalvik
Selfoss

Main Attractions

Gullfoss Waterfall
Arbaejarsafn Folk Museum Reykjavik
Thingvellir - Iceland's National Shrine
Glacier Lagoon (South Iceland)
Myvatn Lake Region
Jokulsarlon Glacial Lake
The East Iceland Heritage Museum
Vatnajokull Glacier
The Highlandcentre Hrauneyjar (South Iceland)
The Hotspring Area of Geysir
Blue Lagoon (South Iceland)
Beach Of Rauoassandur

Main Industries

Tourism
Fish Processing
Rerrosilicon Production
Aluminum Smelting

Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland (Icelandic: Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland IPA: [ˈlið̠vɛldɪð̠ ˈisland) is an island nation, a volcanic island in the northern Atlantic Ocean between Greenland, Norway, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the Faroe Islands.
Iceland was one of the last large islands uninhabited by humans until it was discovered and settled by immigrants from Scandinavia, Ireland and Scotland during the 9th and 10th centuries.
Icelanders enjoy freedom of religion as stated by the constitution; however, church and state are not separated and the National Church of Iceland, a Lutheran body, is the state church.
The breeding of sheep and horses is the principal occupation in Iceland.
Iceland was most disastrously affected in the beginning of the fifteenth century by internal unrest, factional conflicts, earthquakes, and epidemics which struck men and beasts alike.
Iceland was colonized in the ninth and tenth centuries by Norwegians who left their native land when Harold Harfagri, forced all Norway to submit to his sway (A.D. Iceland, though politically independent until 1262, remained in close contact with the mother country; its language also remained Norse.
The climate is relatively mild and humid (especially in the west and south), owing to the proximity of the North Atlantic Drift; however, N and E Iceland have a polar, tundralike climate.
In 1944 an overwhelming majority of Icelanders voted to terminate the union with Denmark; the kingdom of Iceland was proclaimed an independent republic on June 17, 1944.
Iceland was admitted to the United Nations in 1946; it joined in the Marshall Plan and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Iceland is a volcanic island in the North Atlantic Ocean east of Greenland and immediately south of the Arctic Circle.