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By.Zachary. The map of iceland Major Industries fish processing; aluminum smelting, ferrosilicon production; geothermal power, tourism.

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1 By.Zachary

2 The map of iceland

3 Major Industries fish processing; aluminum smelting, ferrosilicon production; geothermal power, tourism.

4 Landform Iceland has lots of landform Iceland has big and small mountains and large grassy plans

5 Climate The climate in Iceland is cloudy most of the time And hot

6 History Of Iceland In 1262–1264, Iceland came under Norwegian rule and passed to ultimate Danish control through the unification of the kingdoms of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark (the Kalmar Union) in 1397.

7 History 2 In 1874, Icelanders obtained their own constitution, and in 1918, Denmark recognized Iceland, via the Act of Union, as a separate state with unlimited sovereignty. It remained, however, nominally under the Danish monarchy.

8 Geography Iceland, an island about the size of Kentucky, lies in the north Atlantic Ocean east of Greenland and just touches the Arctic Circle.

9 Population The population in Iceland is 313,183.

10 Languages Icelandic, English, Nordic languages,andGerman.

11 Economy The economy of Iceland is small and subject to high volatility. In 2011, gross demistic product was US$12.3bn. With a population of 321,000, this is $38,000 perrcapita, based on purcharing power (PPP) estimates. [9] The financial crisis of 2007- 2010produced a decline in GDP and employment, although the magnitude of this decline remains to be determined.

12 Government constitutional republic

13 Religions 10% are athist 3.1 % are Christian

14 Hazards earthquakes and volcanic activity.

15 Sources http://www.indexmundi.com/iceland/natural_hazards.html http://www.factmonster.com/ http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/profiles clip art


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