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GEOGRAPHY: Iceland is located in the North Atlantic Ocean just south of the Arctic Circle, which passes through the
small island of Grimsey off Iceland's northern coast, but not through mainland Iceland. Unlike neighbouring
Greenland, Iceland is considered to be a part of Europe, not a part of North America. It is the world's 18th largest
island.
POLITICS: The president of Iceland is a largely ceremonial office that serves as a diplomat, figurehead and head of
state. The head of government is the prime minister, who, together with the cabinet, takes care of the executive part
of government.
HISTORY: Iceland was one of the last large islands uninhabited by humans until it was discovered and settled by
immigrants from Scandinavia and from Ireland and Scotland during the 9th and 10th centuries. Iceland was a free
state, without a king, until the end of the Sturlungaöld civil war in 1262, when it joined the Norwegian kingdom as a
Norwegian colony. From 1387 Iceland was in practice ruled by Denmark, following the union of the two kingdoms.
When that union was dissolved in 1814, through the Treaty of Kiel, which saw Norway entering a union with
Sweden, Iceland became a Danish colony.
CAPITAL CITY: Reykjavík
small island of Grimsey off Iceland's northern coast, but not through mainland Iceland. Unlike neighbouring
Greenland, Iceland is considered to be a part of Europe, not a part of North America. It is the world's 18th largest
island.
POLITICS: The president of Iceland is a largely ceremonial office that serves as a diplomat, figurehead and head of
state. The head of government is the prime minister, who, together with the cabinet, takes care of the executive part
of government.
HISTORY: Iceland was one of the last large islands uninhabited by humans until it was discovered and settled by
immigrants from Scandinavia and from Ireland and Scotland during the 9th and 10th centuries. Iceland was a free
state, without a king, until the end of the Sturlungaöld civil war in 1262, when it joined the Norwegian kingdom as a
Norwegian colony. From 1387 Iceland was in practice ruled by Denmark, following the union of the two kingdoms.
When that union was dissolved in 1814, through the Treaty of Kiel, which saw Norway entering a union with
Sweden, Iceland became a Danish colony.
CAPITAL CITY: Reykjavík
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