1. Incredible Iceland By Andrew Green and Cayden Wiese

2. Government and Religion Constitutional republic government Over 90% belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church

3. 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

4. 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

5. Climate tempered by the Gulf Stream frequent weather changes Summers are mild Winters are cold

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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