Iceland History, Geography, Economy and Important Events

The first people who stayed in Iceland were monks of Ireland. They came here around 800 AD. In the 9th century, Norse people came to live here. The first to live in Iceland was Flóki Vilgerðarson. It was among those who gave this name to Iceland. A Norwegian commander who lived to the southwest of Iceland founded Reykjavik. When Germany took over Denmark on 9 April 1940, Althing, the parliament of Iceland, decided that the people of Iceland should govern their country themselves, but had not yet declared independence. First British and later American troops occupied Iceland so that the Germans could not attack it. Iceland eventually became a fully independent nation in 1944.

Iceland is geologically very active and due to the warm currents of the Gulf which flow towards it, it receives heavy rainfall and snowfall and these currents have developed many interesting and unusual geographical features which are so close to any arctic circle. Others are very different from the island. Iceland, although considered a European country, falls partly in North America, as it lies on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (ridge), which forms the boundary between the tectonic plates of Eurasian and North America. This Cuttack passes through the historically populated Reykjavik and Thingvellir regions and is a source of abundant geothermal energy in the activity areas of these separate tectonic plates.

On the basis of economic indicators, Iceland is among the richest countries in the world. In 2007, the per capita gross income was $ 63,730. (Ranked fourth in the world, according to the International Monetary Fund) The economy is primarily based on fishing, which accounts for 60% of the country's export earnings and employs 8% of the country's workforce. Iceland has no resources other than fish and immense hydroelectric and geothermal energy. Therefore, the economy is affected by changes in fish products and their processing prices in the international market. Seamant is the only product.

The official written and spoken language of Iceland is Icelandic, a northern Germanic language descended from Old Norse. In grammar and vocabulary, it is less changed from Old Norse than other Nordic languages; Icelandic has preserved more verb and noun inflection, and has developed largely new vocabulary based on native roots rather than borrowing from other languages.

Denmark [M] , Norway [M] ,
Definition of international border: L = Land Border | M = Maritime Border