Iceland City (USA) Journey - By: David Urmann

This website contains facts and figures about Iceland. It includes a environmental explanation, political and an list of numerous tourist places inside the state. A general idea of the market, schooling and the lifestyle of the people living in the vicinity are also included.

Iceland is depicted as an island state. It is found in the North Atlantic Ocean below the Arctic Circle. Iceland is also named“Land of Ice and Fire” because of the large glaciers that is positioned next to geysers, volcanoes and steaming hot springs. The capital of Iceland is Reykjavik and their official language is Icelandic. Their estimated populace is about 270,000 as of 1998 and has a density of 2 people per square meter. Iceland’s goods come mainly from processing, agriculture and fishing, these products include cattle hay, sheep, cod, herring, aluminum, garments cement and electrical equipments. This island state is considered as the world’s most active volcano area and has the world’s cleanest capital, Europe’s largest falls, and the people with the longest existence. Iceland is a home for over 50 galleries, museums, symphony ensemble, two full-time stage acting companies and over a hundred gourmet eateries.

over 1,000 years since, Iceland was settled mostly by people from Norway and by Viking colonies approaching from the British Isles. Most settlers had Celtic slaves and come wedded Celtic people. As of today, Icelander’s look like the people of Ireland, Northern Norway and Northern Scotland. Young Icelander’s in larger cities are clad much like to the other people who reside in Western countries. Icelander’s love sports specially bathing together with handball, basketball, soccer, skiing and glima which is a type of brawling.
Nearly all Icelander’s go to the state church which is the Lutheran and Evangelical church.

On the subject of the Icelander’s schooling, their government requires children ranging from seven to fifteen years old to go to school except from those who are in sparingly populated parts. kids in rural area ride buses or go to boarding schools. For some isolated parts, teachers are the ones wandering from one farm to another and wait for several weeks in the vicinity to educate the children residing there. After primary and common secondary schools, children may enter in a grammar school for 4 years where they learn 5 foreign languages at the minimum.

There are only little natural resources that Iceland depends on and about one percent of land can be used for agricultural purposes although the country’s coastal waters is extremely plentiful in fish. Their sale of fish and extra fish products is where Iceland depends. The people need money so as to purchase raw materials, fruits, vegetables, machines and heavy equipments from other states. It mostly deals with Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Great Britain and USA. Nearly 1/5 of the proletariats in Iceland is employed in fish-processing plants or grab fish for a living. The most common fishes caught are cod, capelin, herring and haddock. Fish processing is considered as the most important business in Iceland. Small-processing plants are usually found standing alongside shores and other big freezing plants as well. Most of the fishes are salted, dried or ice-covered and ready for export.

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