When heading to Iceland, do not forget to check the package with documents: a foreign passport with a visa to Iceland, a voucher for a hotel and ground services, a policy and an air ticket. Iceland: location. According to thesciencetutor, the island nation of Iceland is located on the island of the same name in the North Atlantic Ocean. The area of the state is 103 thousand square kilometers. There…
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Iceland is located in the North Atlantic, just south of the Arctic Circle, and includes the island of Iceland and several smaller islands. The main island is located about 300 km southeast of Greenland, 1,000 km west of Norway and 800 km northwest of Scotland. Capital: Reykjavik Biggest city: Reykjavik State: republic Language: Icelandic Religion: Protestantism Surface: 103 km Population: 315,300 (2013) Population density: 3 residents per km² Life expectancy:…
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Iceland is Europe’s most sparsely populated country. Only one fifth of the land area is inhabited, almost exclusively the coastal strip. Nearly two-thirds of the population lives in the capital Reykjavík and its surroundings. Iceland has an unusually uniform population, originally from Norwegian immigrants (see Older history). Most of today’s immigrants also come from the Nordic countries, but in recent years Iceland has also received labor and refugees from other…
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