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Norsemen landing in Iceland – a 19th-century depiction by Oscar Wergeland
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The first Norseman to reach Iceland was Naddodd, who named it Snæland (Snowland).

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Iceland

Population
392.4K
Area
103,000 km²
Capital
Reykjavík
Continent
Europe
167th most populous country in the world

Iceland is a Nordic island country between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between Europe and North America. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the region's westernmost and most sparsely populated country.

From the “Etymology” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Oscar Wergeland · Public Domain

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Norsemen landing in Iceland – a 19th-century depiction by Oscar Wergeland
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The Black Death reached Iceland in 1402–1404, killing an estimated 50–60% of the population.

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Iceland

Population
392.4K
Area
103,000 km²
Capital
Reykjavík
Continent
Europe
167th most populous country in the world

Iceland is a Nordic island country between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between Europe and North America. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the region's westernmost and most sparsely populated country.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Oscar Wergeland · Public Domain

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Norsemen landing in Iceland – a 19th-century depiction by Oscar Wergeland
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Iceland is the only large insular landmass in the world located on a mid-ocean ridge above sea level.

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Iceland

Population
392.4K
Area
103,000 km²
Capital
Reykjavík
Continent
Europe
167th most populous country in the world

Iceland is a Nordic island country between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between Europe and North America. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the region's westernmost and most sparsely populated country.

From the “Geography” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Oscar Wergeland · Public Domain

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Norsemen landing in Iceland – a 19th-century depiction by Oscar Wergeland
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Iceland was the first country in the world to have a political party formed and led entirely by women, known as the Women's List.

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Iceland

Population
392.4K
Area
103,000 km²
Capital
Reykjavík
Continent
Europe
167th most populous country in the world

Iceland is a Nordic island country between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between Europe and North America. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the region's westernmost and most sparsely populated country.

From the “Politics” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Oscar Wergeland · Public Domain

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Norsemen landing in Iceland – a 19th-century depiction by Oscar Wergeland
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Vigdís Finnbogadóttir became the world's first elected female head of state in 1980.

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country

Iceland

Population
392.4K
Area
103,000 km²
Capital
Reykjavík
Continent
Europe
167th most populous country in the world

Iceland is a Nordic island country between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between Europe and North America. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the region's westernmost and most sparsely populated country.

From the “Politics” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Oscar Wergeland · Public Domain

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