Island country of Europe located in the North

Atlantic Ocean
This Island nation is defined by its dramatic
landscape with volcanoes, geysers, hot springs
and lava fields. "The Land of Fire and Ice"
The flag of Iceland was officially adopted on June 19, 1915.
The cross design is modeled after the Danish flag. The
color red is said to symbolize the island's active volcanoes;
white the ice and snow that covers most of the country,
and blue is symbolic of the surrounding Atlantic Ocean.
The recorded history of Iceland began with the
settlement by Viking explorers and their slaves from the
east, particularly Norway and the British Isles, in the
late ninth century.

The Vikings came from three countries

of Scandinavia: Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The
name 'Viking' comes from a language called 'Old Norse'
and means 'a pirate raid'
Afraid that their enemies might pursue them,
they sent word back to Norway that their
island was actually an ice-land, but that
another island — more distant, larger and
indeed covered by ice — was inhabitable
green-land. And so the green island
became Iceland, and the icy island became
Greenland.
Icelanders are an ethnic group and nation. native
to Iceland, mostly speaking the Germanic language
Icelandic

Population of Ice Religion

land is 336,506 Most Icelanders (84%) are
members of
Male: 40%; the Lutheran State
Church (national church)
Female: 60%
Literacy Life Expectancy
Female
99% of the total
population age 15 and
83.6 years old
above Male
Male 99% 81 years old
Female 99%
Icelandic women in the 18th
century faldbúningur with tail-
caps. The one to the right omits the
jacket and is thus wearing
a upphlutur.
men's costume of Iceland is called
Þjóðbúningur karla. It consists of
a woolen breechesor trousers, a
double buttoned vest and a
double buttonedjacket (called treyja).
Currency:
GDP: $23 billion
Icelandic króna GDP by sector
services: 71.7%
industry: 22.4%
agriculture: 6.0%
Fisheries and related
sectors—in recent years
1 Icelandic labeled "the ocean
Króna equals cluster"—are the single
0.49 Philippine Pesos most important part of the
Icelandic economy.
Exports $6.4 billion Imports $6.7 billion
Export goods Import goods
 Aluminium 39%, Machinery and
Seafood products 35%, equipment, petroleum
other animal products, products, foodstuffs,
ferrosilicon,
medicaments, textiles
orthopedic appliances. Main Import partners
Main export partners  Norway 10.1%
 Netherlands 26.1% Germany8.6%
United Kingdom 11.6% United States 7.9%
Spain 11.5 China 7.9%
Germany 7.4% Denmark 7.1%
France 5.7% Brazil 6.1%
United States 5.7% Netherlands 5.9%
Norway 4.7% United Kingdom 5.0%
France 4.5%
Iceland's defences
consist of the
Icelandic Coast Guard,
which patrols
Icelandic waters and
airspace, and other
services such as the
National
Commissioner's
National Security and
Special Forces Units
Deployed
personnel: Budget:
200 45.53 million
Reserved USD
personnel: 230
 Countries with no standing army but limited military.
 Has not had a standing army since 1869
 There was a defense agreement with the United States,
which maintained an Iceland Defense Force and
a military base.
Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson (pronunciation: Godhlaugur Thor
Thordharson is an Icelandic politician who has served
as Minister for Foreign Affairs since January 11,2011.
 Politics of the Iceland take place in the framework of a
parliamentary representative democratic republic,
whereby the President is the head of state.
 The Prime Minister of Iceland serves as the head of
government in a multi-party system. Executive
power is exercised by the government.
President of Iceland: Prime minister of
Iceland:
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
Bjarni Benediktsson
 48 countries (including the Phil.)

o Closest relations are with Norway and

other Nordic states; Canada and
the United States.
Blue lagoon Gullfoss Waterfall