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Incredible Iceland By Andrew Green and Cayden Wiese
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Government and Religion Constitutional republic government Over 90% belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Language and Ethnicity Written and spoken language is Icelandic A Nordic language similar to Iceland’s 1 st settlers Highest literacy rate in the world!!! 99.9% 94% mixture of Norse and Celts
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Economy Excellent welfare system Becoming more diverse (software, biotechnology) Fishing provides jobs to 12% of the workforce Low unemployment rate, 1.6% 12 th lowest in the world
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Climate tempered by the Gulf Stream frequent weather changes Summers are mild Winters are cold
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Land Features mostly an arctic desert scattered with mountains, glaciers, geysers, springs, volcanoes, and waterfalls agricultural areas are near the coastline glaciers cover 11.5% of Iceland
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Tourist Attractions Vatnajokull—3240 sq. mi. glacier Geysir—world’s largest geyser, 18m diameter, 20m chamber below majestic eruptions, but very rare (inducement is used) Strokkur—erupts every 5-10 minutes, very popular also
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References http://www.iceland-vacation- information.com/places_to_visit_in_iceland.htm http://www.worldtravelguide.net/country/117/climate/E urope/Iceland.html http://www.traveldocs.com/is/culture.htm http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107624.html http://www.classbrain.com/art_cr/publish/iceland_eco nomy.shtml http://www.icelandexport.is/english/about_iceland/icel andic_language/ http://www.indexmundi.com/iceland/unemployment_ra te.html http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe /is.htm
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