ab conventional long name Republic of Iceland Ref label aaa aa common name Iceland image flag Flag ... mannfjoldi Uppruni 26lang 1 26units Number ref br 5.0 other br small Iceland Demographics see ... type Parliamentary republic leader title1 President of Iceland President leader name1 lafur Ragnar Gr msson leader title2 Prime Minister of Iceland Prime Minister leader name2 J hanna Sigur ard ttir ... Iceland publisher International Monetary Fund accessdate 2011 04 21 ref GDP PPP rank GDP PPP year ... nominal per capita rank sovereignty type Establishment Independence state religion Church of Iceland established event1 Settlement of Iceland Settlement established date1 9th century established event2 ... event5 Constitution of Iceland Constitution established date5 5 January 1874 established event6 Kingdom of Iceland established date6 1 December 1918 established event7 Icelandic republic referendum ... code Telephone numbers in Iceland 354 demonym Demographics of Iceland Icelander , Demographics of Iceland Icelandic footnotes aa. note aaa Although many sources including the The World Factbook ... factbook geos ic.html title Iceland date 20 January 2010 work The World Factbook publisher CIA accessdate ... EBchecked topic 281235 Iceland title Iceland work Encyclop dia Britannica publisher Encyclop dia ... Republic of Iceland or L veldi sland in Icelandic language Icelandic as the official name, this conventional ... in English as translated from Icelandic is Iceland . The term republic as in the Republic of Iceland is only a description to the form of government of the country, but not by all means being ... . br b. note bbb cite web title Statistics Iceland Key figures publisher Statistics Iceland date 1 ... 14 September 2008 br Iceland ref name CountryName ref cite web url http www.visindavefur.is ... , IPA is islant IPA see Names for Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland , is a Nordic ... Iceland work Government publisher United States Government date 20 July 2006 url https www.cia.gov ... more details
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Iceland , officially the Republic of Iceland, is a volcanic island nation in the northern Atlantic Ocean. Iceland may also refer to Iceland, California , a former settlement Iceland film Iceland film , a 1942 musical Iceland supermarket , a chain in the UK and Ireland Iceland national football team See also Islandia disambiguation Disambiguation is Iceland sv Island olika betydelser ... more details
double image right Flag of Iceland.svg 172 Coat of arms of Iceland.svg 118 The Flag of Iceland The Coat of arms of Iceland Image Iceland globe map.jpg thumb The location of Iceland Image Map of Iceland.svg thumb An enlargeable topographic map of the Republic of Iceland See also Index of Iceland related articles The Republic of Iceland is a List of sovereign states sovereign island nation located in the North ... title Iceland work The World Factbook publisher United States Central Intelligence Agency accessdate July 23, 2009 ref Iceland comprises the Island of Iceland and adjacent islands on the Mid Atlantic ... and the second least extensive. Iceland has a population of about 319,000 April 1, 2009 estimate and a total area of convert 103000 km2 . The capital political capital and most populous city of Iceland is Reykjav k . Iceland is Volcanic activity volcanically and geothermal geology geologically active ... rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Warmed by the Gulf Stream , Iceland has a temperate climate ... is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Iceland TOC limit limit 2 General reference Image Iceland CIA WFB Map.png thumb An enlargeable basic map of Iceland International Phonetic Alphabet Pronunciation Common English country name Iceland Official English country name The Republic of Iceland ... of place names Countries and nations Demonym s Icelander s Etymology Name of Iceland ISO country ... of Iceland Image Icelandic ocean.svg thumb An enlargeable topographic map of Iceland Image Iceland satellite.jpg thumb An enlargeable satellite image of Iceland Main Geography of IcelandIceland ... Time UTC 00 Extreme points of Iceland High Hvannadalshn kur convert 2110 m ft 0 abbr on Low North Atlantic Ocean 0 m Land boundaries none Coastline 4,970 km Population of Iceland 319,326 people April 2009 estimate List of countries by population 172nd most populous country Area of Iceland convert ... commons Atlas of Iceland Atlas of Iceland Environment of Iceland Image Jokulsarlon, Iceland.jpg ... more details
Image Iceland Mid Atlantic Ridge Fig16.gif 300px thumb The geology of Iceland is unique and of particular interest to geologist s. Iceland lies on the geologic rift between the Eurasian plate and the North American plate . It also lies above a hotspot geology hotspot , the Iceland plume , which is believed to have caused the formation of Iceland itself. The result is an island of volcanism and Geothermal geology geothermal phenomena such as geyser s. The eruption of Laki in 1783 caused much devastation and loss of life and affected Europe. In the period 1963 to 1967 the new island of Surtsey was created on the southwest coast by a volcanic eruption. Chronology Opening of the North Atlantic Iceland plume Iceland hotspot Rifting of the north Atlantic Cenozoic fossiliferous strata Vegetational changes Past climate Origin of the strata Fossil preservation Glaciations Glacier extent Nunataks and icefree areas Interglacials Tuyas and subglacial volcanism Holocene changes and volcanism Revegetation Increased volcanism Pedogenesis Soil fomation Post glacial rebound Isostatic rebound Holocene sediments Coastal erosion Human impact and natural catastrophes Overgrazing Soil erosion J kulhlaup s Fluorosis Laki eruption 2008 Iceland earthquake Deforestation Geothermal energy use Current climate change General glacier retreat Tree line rise Sea level rise Current tectonics Rift jump Seismic activity Volcano tectonics See also Geography of Iceland Fjords of Iceland Geothermal power in Iceland Glaciers of IcelandIceland plume Lakes of Iceland List of islands of Iceland List of volcanoes in Iceland Rivers of Iceland Volcanism in Iceland Waterfalls of Iceland External links http www.union.edu PUBLIC GEODEPT COURSES petrology labs iceland iceland.htm Maps and illustrative photos from Union College Iceland topics state autocollapse Geology of Europe Category Geology of Iceland regional geology stub fr G ologie de l Islande ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name Statistics Iceland nativename Hagstofa slands logo Hagstofa logo.PNG logo width 150px logo caption Logo of Statistics Iceland formed 1914 jurisdiction Iceland headquarters Reykjav k , Iceland region code IS employees 158 2009 minister1 name rni P ll rnason minister1 pfo Ministry of Economic Affairs Iceland Minister of Economic Affairs chief1 name lafur Hj lmarsson chief1 position Director general website http hagstofa.is www.hagstofa.is Statistics Iceland Icelandic language Icelandic Hagstofa slands is the main official institute providing statistics on the nation of Iceland . External links http www.statice.is Official website en icon http www.hagstofa.is Official website is icon use dmy dates date December 2010 Category National statistical services Iceland stub it Statistics Iceland ... more details
Politics of Iceland Umbo sma ur Al ingis is appointed by the Althing Al ingi to oversee investigation of complaints against government departments and local governments. The post of Ombudsman was established in Iceland in 1987 by the decree of law 13 1987. In 1997 its influence was increased, now also covering local governments, by the decree of law 85 1997. External links http www.umbodsmaduralthingis.is Official website Iceland topics state autocollapse Category Government of Iceland Category Ombudsman posts Category 1987 establishments in Iceland is Umbo sma ur Al ingis sr ... more details
unsourced date September 2010 Iceland was the second country in the world, after Russia in 1920, to legalise abortion in 1935. References references Abortion in Europe Abortion Category Healthcare in Iceland Category Icelandic law Category Icelandic society Category Abortion in Europe Iceland Category Abortion by country IcelandIceland stub is F sturey ingar slandi pl Aborcja w Islandii ... more details
As a Future enlargement of the European Union Recognised candidates candidate country of the European Union , Iceland IS is included in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics NUTS . The three NUTS levels are NUTS 1 IS0 Iceland NUTS 2 IS00 Iceland NUTS 3 Capital area Rest of country IS001 H fu borgarsv i Greater Reykjav k Area IS002 Landsbygg rest of country Below the NUTS levels, there are two local administrative unit LAU levels LAU 1 Regions of Iceland regions LAU 2 Municipalities of Iceland municipalities . See also Subdivisions of Iceland ISO 3166 2 IS ISO 3166 2 codes of Iceland List of FIPS region codes G I IC Iceland FIPS region codes of Iceland Sources http ec.europa.eu eurostat ramon nuts codelist en.cfm?list efta Hierarchical list of the Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics NUTS and the Statistical regions of Europe http ec.europa.eu eurostat ramon nuts pngmaps efta1.png Overview map of EFTA countries Statistical regions at level 1 http ec.europa.eu eurostat ramon nuts pngmaps is2.png SLAND Statistical regions at level 2 http ec.europa.eu eurostat ramon nuts pngmaps is3.png SLAND Statistical regions at level 3 http ec.europa.eu eurostat ramon nuts statistical regions t1 en.html Correspondence between the regional levels and the national administrative units http www.statoids.com uis.html Regions of Iceland , Statoids.com NUTS Category NUTS Iceland Category Subdivisions of Iceland ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2009 There are 20,000 players men and women registered at clubs. Association football Football is the most popular sport in Iceland . Iceland hosted the U 18 European Championship in 1997 but the only time the national team has ever qualified for the final competition of a major tournament was the women s national team for the 2009 Euro Cup. They did so by beating ?. Iceland s most famous footballer is Ei ur Gu johnsen . He has won two Premier League titles for FC Chelsea as well as the La Liga, Copa del rey and the Champions League title for FC Barcelona . Football in Iceland football in Europe Category Football in Iceland Iceland sport stub ... more details
Image Gaimard25.jpg thumb right Steingr mur J nsson, Bishop of Iceland 1824 1845 List of the Lutheran bishops of Iceland 1801 1823 Geir V dal n 1824 1845 Steingr mur J nsson 1846 1866 Helgi G. Thordersen 1866 1889 P tur P tursson bishop P tur P tursson 1889 1908 Hallgr mur Sveinsson 1908 1916 rhallur Bjarnason 1917 1939 J n Helgason bishop J n Helgason 1939 1953 Sigurgeir Sigur sson 1954 1959 smundur Gu mundsson 1959 1981 Sigurbj rn Einarsson 1981 1989 P tur Sigurgeirsson 1989 1997 lafur Sk lason 1998 present Karl Sigurbj rnsson See also List of Sk lholt bishops List of H lar bishops External links http www.kirkjan.is ?english church of iceland Church of Iceland website Category Christianity in Iceland Category Church of Iceland Category Lutheran bishops Category Lutheran bishops of Iceland Category Bishops in Iceland is Biskup slands it Vescovo d Islanda pl Biskupi Islandii ... more details
Infobox Magazine title Iceland Review image file IcelandReview.jpg image size 234px image caption 2006 cover for the Design Issue. company Heimur tg fuf lag hf. frequency 4 per year paid circulation unpaid circulation total circulation language English language English category Iceland Icelandic Culture , Politics , Social issues editor Bjarni Benediktsson staff writer Currently freelance only firstdate August, 1963 country Iceland website http www.icelandreview.com icelandreview.com issn 0019 1094 Iceland Review is the oldest English language magazine about Iceland . It publishes reportage on Icelandic society, politics, pop culture, music, art, literature, current events, as well as interviews with notable Icelanders, articles on traveling in Iceland, and photo essay s on Iceland. Almost all photography in the magazine is attributed to P ll Stef nsson , the magazine s art director and deputy editor. The magazine is published 4 times a year. References http www.icelandreview.com Iceland Review s website Category Icelandic magazines Category English language magazines iceland stub fr Iceland Review is Iceland Review ... more details
Infobox company company name Vodafone Iceland company logo company type Private company Private company slogan foundation Merger of TAL , Hall Frj ls Fjarskipti and slandss mi in 2003 rebranded as Vodafone Iceland in 2006 location Reykjav k , Iceland key people mar Svavarsson , President & CEO industry Telecommunications num employees Approximately 350 products Telephone , Internet , Television revenue 10,742 billion Icelandic Krona ISK 2006 homepage http www.vodafone.is www.vodafone.is Vodafone Iceland is an Icelandic telecommunications company and is part of the Icelandic IT company Teymi . Although the company carries the Vodafone brand and trademark, Vodafone Group owns no interest in the company, but rather franchises the brand and associated advertising styles to Teymi , the company s ultimate owner. Vodafone Iceland offers mobile, fixed line, and ADSL internet services to individuals and companies. Its telecommunications branch is a franchise of the Vodafone network, formerly known as Og Vodafone and from 5 October 2006 as Vodafone Iceland http vodafone.is og vodafone verour vodafone . Vodafone Iceland is the first partner network to hold the Vodafone brand. The company is registered in Iceland under the name Fjarskipti ehf. From 22 November 2006, Vodafone Iceland also runs Digital Iceland the broadcasting system for 365 media corporation 365 corporation . ref name century cite web author Unnamed author url http www.digitalisland.is ?PageID 1135&NewsID 1948 title Vodafone yfirtekur rekstur Digital sland accessdate 2007 03 23 date 2006 11 22 publisher Digital Iceland ref The main competitor of Vodafone Iceland is S minn . See also Vodafone S minn Iceland Telecom ... reflist Vodafone External links http www.vodafone.is Vodafone Iceland Category Vodafone Category Telecommunications companies of Iceland Category Internet service providers of Iceland de Vodafone Iceland ... more details
in Iceland The following is a list of the main roads in Iceland . S Primary Road all roads belonging ... center Route 1 Iceland 1 Route 1 Iceland Ring Road Primary Roads with two digit numbers class wikitable Number Name Standard align center Route 22 Iceland 22 Route 22 Iceland Dalavegur Primary class ... Route 1 Iceland 1 Ring Road Via Reykjav k , Borgarnes , Bl ndu s , Akureyri , Egilssta ir , H fn , V k M rdal V k , Hella, Iceland Hella , Selfoss town Selfoss and finally back to Reykjav k . Route 25 Iceland 25 1 at Hella, Iceland Hella 275 at ykkvab r Route 26 Iceland 26 1 near Hella, Iceland Hella 842 near B lsta ur Becomes F26 Mountain Road between Sultartangal n and B lsta ur Route 30 Iceland 30 1 east of Selfoss town Selfoss 35 at Kj asta ir Route 31 Iceland 31 30 at Sandl kur 35 at Sp asta ir Via Laugar s and Sk lholt Route 32 Iceland 32 30 at Sandl kur 26 near Sultartangal n Route 33 Iceland 33 1 at Selfoss town Selfoss 34 near Stokkseyri Route 34 Iceland 34 1 at Selfoss town Selfoss 38 north of orl ksh fn Route 35 Iceland 35 1 at Selfoss town Selfoss 732 near Ei ssta ir Becomes F35 Mountain Road between Gullfoss and Ei ssta ir Route 36 Iceland 36 1 at Mosfellsb r 35 at ndver arnes Via ingvellir Route 37 Iceland 37 35 at Sv navatn 35 near Geysir Via Laugarvatn Route 38 Iceland 38 1 at Hverager i orl ksh fn Route 39 Iceland 39 1 between Reykjav k and Hverager i 38 at Sl ttahraun Route 40 Iceland 40 Reykjav k 41 at Hafnarfj r ur Route 41 Iceland 41 1 at Reykjav k Leifur ... a motorway . Route 42 Iceland 42 41 at Vellir 38 at Sl ttahraun Route 43 Iceland 43 41 near Vogar 427 at Grindav k Route 44 Iceland 44 41 at Njar v kur 425 at Hafnir Route 45 Iceland 45 41 at Keflavik 44 at Hafnir Via Gar ur and Sandger i Route 46 Iceland 46 41 at Njar v kur 41 west of Keflav k Former 41 through Keflav k . Route 47 Iceland 47 1 at Saurb r 1 at Hagamelur Former 1 around Hvalfj r ur . Route 48 Iceland 48 47 near H ls Disambiguation needed date June 2011 36 west of ingvellir Route ... more details
Tourism in Iceland has become a more significant part of the economy of Iceland national economy . The tourism industry was estimated to contribute to 4.1 of the country s GNP as of 2006. ref http www.statice.is ?PageID 1512&src temp en Dialog varval.asp?ma SAM08101 26ti Tourism industry share of gross domestic product 2000 2006 26path .. Database ferdamal ferdaidnadur 26lang 1 26units Million 20ISK percentage 20change percentage Statistics Iceland ref In 2010, 500,000 tourists visited Iceland . ref http english.themarker.com business in brief 1.367775 Israeli tourists stay longer in Iceland ref History Tourism to Iceland has grown steadily since the 1990s. In 2000, the annual number of visitors exceeded the total resident population for the first time. Since then, tourism has grown by about 11 on average each year. Some 360,000 people visited Iceland in 2004, ref cite web title Tourism in Iceland url http www.visiticeland.com displayer.asp?cat id 599 accessdate 2008 03 21 ref , compared with 485,000 in 2007 ref cite web title Tourism in Iceland url http www.ferdamalastofa.is file.asp?id 2328 accessdate 2009 01 26 ref and over 500,000 in 2008. The number of nights spent was 0.585 million ... 26units Million 20ISK percentage 20change percentage Statistics Iceland ref According to the director of sales at Icelandic airlines, Israelis spend more time in Iceland than any other foreign tourists ... http english.themarker.com business in brief 1.367775 Israeli tourists stay longer in Iceland ref See also Economy of Iceland Hulduf lk Tourism Elf Hulduf lk Tourism References reflist External links ... http www.westiceland.is for West Iceland http www.westfjords.is for Westfjords http www.northiceland.is for North Iceland http www.east.is for East Iceland http www.south.is for South Iceland http www.visitreykjanes.is for Reykjanes Tourism in Europe Iceland topics DEFAULTSORT Tourism In Iceland Category Tourism in Iceland Category Tourism in Europe Iceland de Tourismus in Island is Fer a j nusta ... more details
Anarchism sidebar Anarchism is a small minority political movement in Iceland , defined by its relationship with other progressive social movements, and its involvement in primarily ideological work. The AFTAKA collective was involved in direct actions in relation to the collapse of the Icelandic government. ref http aftaka.org 2008 12 12 direct action in iceland AFTAKA report of direct action in Iceland ref ref http www.ainfos.ca A Infos ainfos38051.html A Infos circulation of AFTAKA report on the Icelandic state, January 2009 ref Andspyrna, a small library and bookstore collective also exists. ref http www.andspyrna.org Andspyrna bookstore and library ref See also Libertarian Society of Iceland References refs Anarchism Anarchism in Europe Anarchism stub Iceland stub Category Anarchism in Iceland Category Politics of Iceland ... more details
File No smoking symbol.svg thumb right 150px Enforcement of smoking ban s is strong in Iceland Smoking in Iceland is Smoking ban banned in restaurant s, caf s, Bar establishment bar s and night club s as of June 2007. ref name smoke free and happy cite news url http www.icenews.is index.php 2007 10 20 iceland is smoke free and happy title Iceland is smoke free and happy publisher IceNews date 20 October 2007 accessdate 13 August 2010 ref A large majority of Icelanders approve of the ban. ref name smoke free and happy At the time the ban went into effect, almost one in four Icelandic people were smokers. ref name stubs out smoking cite news url http www.icenews.is index.php 2007 06 12 iceland stubs out smoking title Iceland stubs out smoking publisher IceNews date 12 June 2007 accessdate 13 August 2010 ref See also Iceland topics Smoking by country state expanded References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Smoking in Iceland Category Smoking by country Iceland Category Health in Iceland Category Politics of Iceland Category Icelandic culture iceland stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Image Constituencies Iceland.png thumb right 400px Constituencies of Iceland Politics of IcelandIceland is divided into 6 Constituency constituencies for the purpose of selecting Legislator representatives to the Al ingi parliament . History The current division was established by a 1999 Constitution of Iceland constitution amendment and was an attempt to balance the weight of different districts of the country whereby voters in the rural districts malapportionment have greater representation per head than voters in Reykjav k city and its suburb s. The new division comprises three countryside constituencies NW, NE and S and three city constituencies RN, RS and SW . The imbalance of votes between city and country still exists and a provision in the election law states that if the number of votes per seat in parliament in one constituency goes below half of what it is in any other constituency, one seat shall be transferred between them. This has actually occurred and as of the elections in 2007, one seat was transferred from the Northwest constituency to the Southwest one. Composition The constituencies are the following number in brackets indicate number of representatives for that constituency out of 63 total Reykjav kurkj rd mi Nor ur Reykjav k North Reykjav kurkj rd mi Nor ur 11 Reykjav kurkj rd mi Su ur Reykjav k South Reykjav kurkj rd mi Su ur 11 Nor vesturkj rd mi Northwest Nor vesturkj rd mi 9 Nor austurkj rd mi Northeast Nor austurkj rd mi ... Administrative divisions of Iceland Geography of Iceland Municipalities of Iceland Counties of Iceland Regions of Iceland Farthings of Iceland External links commonscat inline is icon http www.althingi.is lagas nuna 2000024.html Article on Al ingi website Constituencies of Iceland DEFAULTSORT Constituencies Of Iceland Category Constituencies of Iceland Category Government of Iceland Category Subdivisions of Iceland Link GA is br Pastello bro Island de Wahlkreise in Island fr Circonscriptions ... more details
Use dmy dates date August 2011 File Iceland Reykjavik Stjornarrad 1.jpg thumb 200px Stj rnarr i in Reykjavik , the seat of the executive branch of Iceland s government Politics of Iceland The Cabinet of Iceland lang is Stj rnarr slands is the chief executive branch executive body of the Republic of Iceland . It consists of the Prime Minister of Iceland and the cabinet minister s. The cabinet is appointed by the President of Iceland President Art. 15 of the Constitution of Iceland Constitution ... not happened since the republic was founded in 1944. Cabinets of Iceland List of Cabinets of Iceland ... SDA , five from the Left Green Movement LGM Prime Minister of Iceland Prime Minister J hanna Sigur ard ttir SDA Minister of Welfare Iceland Minister of Welfare Gu bjartur Hannesson SDA Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism Iceland Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism Katr n J l usd ttir SDA Minister for Foreign Affairs Iceland Minister for Foreign Affairs ssur Skarph insson SDA Minister of Finance Iceland Minister of Finance Steingr mur J. Sigf sson LGM Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture Iceland Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture J n Bjarnason LGM Minister of Education, Science and Culture Iceland Minister of Education, Science and Culture Katr n Jakobsd ttir LGM Minister for the Environment Iceland Minister for the Environment Svand s Svavarsd ttir LGM Minister of Business Affairs Iceland Minister of Business Affairs rni P ll rnason SDA Minister of the Interior Iceland ... Geir H. Haarde tendered the resignation of the Cabinet to the President of Iceland , lafur Ragnar ... Iceland s government collapses under strain of financial crisis url http www.telegraph.co.uk finance ... remain in office until a new government is formed. ref citation title Iceland s coalition government ... title Iceland s New Government Announced url http www.icelandreview.com daily news publisher Iceland Review date 1 February 2009 ref Prime Minister of Iceland Prime Minister J hanna Sigur ard ttir ... more details
Iceland has universal health care . The health care system is largely paid for by taxes 85 and to some extent by service fees 15 and is administrated by Ministry of Welfare Iceland The Ministry of Welfare lang is Velfer arr uneyti . ref http eng.heilbrigdisraduneyti.is Information nr 677 Information about the Icelandic Health Care System . Heilbrig isr uneyti . ref A considerable portion of government spending is assigned to healthcare. ref http www.icelandinfocus.com index.php? article healthcare services in iceland ref The country is divided into 7 health care regions. ref http www.heilbrigdisraduneyti.is stofnanir nr 2633 Heilbrig isumd mi . Heilbrig isr uneyti . Icelandic ref There is almost no private health insurance in Iceland, and no private hospitals. ref http archsurg.ama assn.org cgi content full 141 2 199 SEC8 ref References reflist External links http eng.heilbrigdisraduneyti.is The Icelandic Ministry of Health Europe topic Health in Category Healthcare in IcelandIceland stub health stub ... more details
Banking in Iceland faced a crisis in 2008 , which resulted in the government taking over three of its largest commercial bank s. The short term liabilities of Icelandic banks in proportion to Iceland s GDP are 211 , as of 11 October 2008, or 480 of the country s national debt, and the average leverage ratio assets networth is 1 to 14. ref http www.nytimes.com 2008 10 11 business worldbusiness 11charts.html? r 1&partner rssnyt&emc rss&referer sphere related content&referer sphere related content&oref slogin ref References reflist See also 2008 2011 Icelandic financial crisis Europe topic Banking in Category Banking in Icelandiceland stub pl System bankowy w Islandii ... more details
Politics of Iceland Elections in Iceland gives information on election and election results in politics of IcelandIceland . Iceland elects on national level a head of state the president and a legislature . The president is elected for a four year term by the people. The Althing General Assembly Al ingi has 63 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation . Iceland has a multi party system, with numerous political parties parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, so political parties parties must work with each other to form coalition government s. Latest elections 2009 Parliamentary election Main Icelandic parliamentary election, 2009 Icelandic parliamentary election, 2009 2007 Parliamentary election Main Icelandic parliamentary election, 2007 Icelandic parliamentary election, 2007 2004 Presidential election main Icelandic presidential election, 2004 Icelandic presidential election, 2004 Past elections Icelandic elections See also Electoral calendar Electoral system References Reflist External links http psephos.adam carr.net countries i iceland Adam Carr s Election Archive http www.parties and elections.de iceland.html Parties and elections http www.nsd.uib.no european election database country iceland NSD European Election Database Iceland publishes regional level election data allows for comparisons of election results, 1991 2009 Iceland topics state autocollapse Elections in Europe Category Elections in IcelandIceland election stub fr lections en Islande is Kosningar slandi ro Alegeri n Islanda ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 Round Iceland is an initiative to establish an absolute sailing speed record around the island of Iceland in the north Atlantic . Currently the record has been set only once and stands at 10 days and 7 hours. It was set by Valberg L russon and his crew on the sailing boat Sn lda in May 2004. Category Yachting races Category Sport in Iceland ... more details
The Botany of Iceland a five volume classic scientific work on flora and vegetation of Iceland , including fungi , lichens , algae , bryophytes and vascular plants . It was published 1912 to 1949 and funded by the Carlsberg Foundation . The project was initiated by Eugen Warming and Lauritz Kolderup Rosenvinge , who edited the first three volumes, but it was continued after their deaths. Volume 1 1912 ... details botanyoficeland0101kold The marine algal vegetation of Iceland . Pp. 1 186. 2 ... of the physical geography of Iceland . Pp. 187 344. Part II 3. Ernst strup 1916 http www.openlibrary.org details botanyoficeland0102kold Marine diatoms from the coasts of Iceland . Pp. 345 394 ... of Iceland . Pp. 395 677. Volume 2 1918 1920 , edited by Lauritz Kolderup Rosenvinge L. Kolderup ... water diatoms from Iceland . Pp. 1 100. 6. Olaf Gall e 1919 1920 http www.openlibrary.org details botanyoficeland0201kold The lichen flora of Iceland . Pp. 101 247. Part II 1928 1932 7. Johannes Boye Petersen 1928 The fresh water Cyanophyce of Iceland . Pp. 251 324. 8. Johannes Boye Petersen 1928 The aerial alg of Iceland . Pp. 325 447. 9. Poul Larsen 1932 The fungi of Iceland . Pp. 451 607. Volume ... E. Warming . 10. Hans M lholm Hansen H. M lholm Hansen 1930 Studies on the vegetation of Iceland ... S rensen . Einar Munksgaard, Copenhagen. 11. M.P. Christiansen 1941 Studies in the larger fungi of Iceland ... Munksgaard, Copenhagen. 12. M.P. Christiansen 1942 The Taraxacum flora of Iceland . Pp. 229 343 ..., Copenhagen. 14. Steind r Steind rsson 1945 Studies on the vegetation of the Central Highland of Iceland ... and spermatophyta of Iceland . Pp. 1 427. Volume 5 1949 , edited by Johannes Gr ntved and Thorvald S rensen ... The flora of Reykjanes peninsula, SW Iceland . Pp. 1 57. See also Botany of the Faeroes DEFAULTSORT Botany of Iceland Category Botany books Category Phytogeography Category Books about Iceland Category Flora of Iceland es Bot nica de Islandia is The Botany of Iceland ... more details
Image Iceland Dettifoss 1972 4.jpg thumb Dettifoss, in Northern Iceland Image Gullfoss 2009.jpg thumb Gullfoss, in Southern IcelandIceland is unusually suited for waterfall s . This small island country has a north Atlantic climate that produces frequent rain or snow and a near Arctic location that produces large glacier s, whose summer melts feed many rivers. As a result, it is home to a number of large and powerful waterfalls, including NOTOC North Dettifoss is the most powerful waterfall in Europe . Selfoss waterfall Selfoss Hafragilsfoss Go afoss Aldeyjarfoss South Faxi or Vatnsleysufoss in Tunguflj t river Gj in has many small waterfalls Gullfoss Golden Falls H ifoss High Falls Hj lparfoss f rufoss used to be noted for the impressive natural arch natural bridge which stood above the falls, but it collapsed in 1993. Seljalandsfoss Gljufrafoss Sk gafoss Forest Falls Svartifoss Black Falls is one of the many waterfalls of Skaftafell National Park, It s beautifully surrounded by basalt columns. Systrafoss , in Kirkjub jarklaustur j fafoss on the Merkurhraun lava fields xar foss , at ingvellir National Park Fagrifoss , near Kirkjub jarklaustur West Barnafossar the Children s Falls in Hv t river Glymur in the Hvalfj r ur area. At 198 m it s said to be one of the tallest waterfalls ... godafoss.htm Photo of Go afoss http www.picturesfromiceland.com wfalls.htm Photos of Waterfalls in Iceland http www.pictures iceland.com waterfalls Pictures Waterfalls in Iceland http pthorpe.smugmug.com gallery 3849935 1 228001474 South Coast Iceland Waterfalls http www.world of waterfalls.com iceland.html Iceland Waterfalls http www.picturechoice.org iceland waterfalls.html Images of Icelandic Waterfalls http www.photostaud.com europe iceland waterfall skogafoss Photos of Skogafoss waterfall, Iceland http www.vatnajokull.com waterfalls.html Waterfall tours, Iceland Europe topic List of waterfalls of Waterfalls of IcelandIceland topics state autocollapse Category Waterfalls of Iceland de ... more details
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