ICELAND

MAP OF ICELAND

CULTURE

• The population is 318,452 people
• Their currency is ISK
• They speak Icelandic
• Reykjavik is the capital of Iceland
• They describe themselves as tight knit and creative

ICELANDS HISTORY

• Iceland was settled in the 9th and 10th centuries
• In 1492 the Black Plague infected Iceland
• A third of the population dies
• 1387 the Kalmer act of union unifies Norway Iceland and Denmark
• 1707 the bubonic plague infects iceland and again a third of the country dies

ICELAND'S HISTORY 2

• Before the bubonic plague the population was 50,385
• 1783-1786 volcanic activity destroys farmland and the people starve
• 1925 women can vote
• 1926 the population hits 100,000
• 1940 Iceland is occupied by British troops and in 1941 US troops are there as well they left in2006

HISTORY PART 3

• 1944 The republic of Iceland is established
• In 1958 Iceland has a dispute with Britain it was known as a cod war
• 1970 two more cod wars with Britain and west Germany
• 2008 economic crisis almost destroys their banking system
• 2009 Iceland's first female prime minister is Jóhanna Sigurdardóttir

Government
Iceland is a constitutional republic with a multi- party system. It has a head of state which is the president. It has the oldest parliament, it started in 930.

Every 4 years the electorate chooses 63 representatives to be in the Althingi. Anyone who can vote can stand for parliament. Following each election the president allows that leader of a political party to form a cabinet. A cabinet of ministers stay until the next election and can vote in parliament.

EXPORTS

• Iceland mainly export aluminum
• Fish and other meats
• Ferroalloys
• Medical supplies
• Aircrafts

IMPORTS

• Petroleum gases and oils
• Carbon electrodes or other electronics
• Cars
• Automatic data processing machines
• And artificial conundrum

THE ENVIRONMENT

• The temperature is usually 0-2*C in the winter
• In the other months it can rise to 6*C
• Most of Iceland isn't vegetated
• There are lots of mosses and lichens
• There are meadows that have flowers and there's some woods

THE OLYMPICS

• Iceland has won no medals in the winter games
• Iceland has won 4 in the summer events

FUN FACTS

• Iceland has a building called the Culture house.
• The house hosts national heritage events and art exhibitions

RESOURCES

• http://atlas.media.mit.edu/country/isl/
• http://www.iceland.is/arts-culture/
• Iceland.is
• https://notendur.hi.is//~oi/climate_in_iceland.htm
• http://olympic-medal-count.findthedata.org/l/53/Iceland-ISL

MORE RESOURCES

• http://www.government.is/how-iceland-is-governed/
• Haiku deck pictures

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