Iceland

Key Facts About Iceland

• •Iceland has no standing army and has been independent since 1944.
• •The Althing, established in 930 AD, is one of the oldest parliaments in the world.
• •Iceland is powered almost entirely by renewable energy: geothermal and hydroelectric.
• •The island sits on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, straddling the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates.
• •Iceland has more books published per capita than any other country.

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