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Introduction

 * Iceland is in the North Atlantic and is home to a peaceful and progressive nation.
 * It is a country of extreme geological contrasts and is widely known as "The Land Of Fire And Ice".


 * It has some of the largest glaciers in Europe and has the most active volcanoes.


 * Iceland is also the land of light and dark because they have some days with 24 hours of sunshine and the same thing with darkness

Location
Iceland location is in the middle of the North Atlantic ocean and its 2 nearest countries are Great Britain or Ireland and then the nearest is Greenland.

Climate
The climate in Iceland is around 0 degrees in the lowlands while highlands have temperatures around about minus 10 degrees. The lowest temperature recorded is minus 25 - minus 30 degrees.

Animals
Some of the domestic animals include Icelandic horses and Icelandic sheep dog. Some of the wild animals in Iceland include: arctic foxes, Minks, rat, cattle, Icelandic sheep, Rabbits, reindeer and occasionally polar bears ,travelling on icebergs.

Currency
Iceland's currency is called 'Icelandic Krona' and 1 Icelandic krona is worth 0.0071 British Pound.

Population
The population in Iceland is 336,837

language
Iceland's language is called Icelandic. a translation of the British language 'hello everyone' translates as 'hallo allir'

Geology
Iceland's is famous for its famous waterfalls, volcanoes and geysers. That is why it is usually called 'The land of fire and ice.'

Food
Top 7 dishes in Iceland are: Reykjavik's Hot Dog, skyr, lamb, Ice cream and cheese, Fermented shark, Rye Bread and butter and seafood.

'Did you know' facts
1) A majority of Icelanders believe in elves. 2)Iceland is small-close to the size of Ohio. 3) there are no forests in Iceland. 4) beer remained illegal until 1989. 5) There aren't any MC Donald's any where in iceland