Iceland-+Mayra+Garcia

=__"Iceland"- Mayra Garcia __=



= 'Iceland ﻿﻿ is an ﻿Euro﻿pean Island country that lays on North Atlantic Ocean on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The capital & largest city in Iceland is Reykjavik with the surronding areas in the southwestern region. Iceland is known to be volcanically and geologically active. = =Its native name: Island = =Sobriquet: Land of Fire and Ice = 



= Iceland Flag The flag was published in June 17, 1944 the day iceland became a republic. The meaning to the flag; = =White- simbolizes glacier,peace and honest = =﻿Red- symbolizes fire in the valcanoes and hardiness, bravery,strength and valour. = =﻿Blue- symbolizes sea and vigilance, truth and loyalty, perseverance and justice. =



==Physical Geography Iceland is known to be the largest island in the North Atlantic ocean. Its east from Greenland and right below Atlantic Oean. 4,200 km (2,610 mi) from New York City and 860 km (534 mi) from scotland. The tempature of iceland are; July 51'F, January average 30'F. ==



=**Population Iceland has the population of 319,062 total area of 103,000 km.** = =Sociology (Group behavior and patterns) Is developed and technologically advance society. Freedom of the Press, iceland has the most free press in the world. Culture is found upon the nation's Norse heritage. The language is a North Germanic its closely related to Faroese. =

= Holidays Iceland holidays; New Years, Easter(Thursday-Monday), First Day of Summer( Usually third Thursday in April), Labor day (May 1), Ascension day, ect. = =Celebrations Star dating in the age around 15-16.Usually meet in coffeehouses, dance clubs and parties for dates.School and work is a way they find their spouse.Government recognizes common-law marriage but many couples already have children or choose marriage later. = =Traditions Families are strong, large and depend on eachother because of the small country. When meeting people the tradition of the people is to ask "Who are your people?". Children are raised to be involved such as sports, music and having thier own hobbies. They live at home till the ages 20-25, and its popular to send their children ages 8-16 to a farm were its own by a relative. = =Government It's known to be a Constitutional Repulic, its divided into 23 countries and 14 independent towns. President of Iceland is currently, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson,and prime minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, leads the government.iceland people = =<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">Economy = =<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">﻿GDP:$12.144 billion (2007 est.) = =<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">﻿GDP per Capita:$369,600 (2009 est.) = =<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">﻿Exports:$4.766 billion f.o.b (2007) = =<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">Exports goods: Fish and fish prduct 40%, aluminum and alloys 40%, animal products = =<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">Imports:$6.175 billion f.o.b (2007) = =<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">Imports goods: machinery and equipment, pretroleum products, foodstuffs, textiles. = =<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;"> Culture = =<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Sports ﻿Popular sports; handball, football, athletics, basketball, golf, volleyball, tennis, swimming, chess, and horseback riding on icelandic horses. = =<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Clothing It depends on the weather some days it snows, rains, or its winding the most poplar item is the icelandic sweater. They are made from a unique wool of iceland. = =<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Language most use is Icelandic but students from age 10-16 are taught Danish and from 11-16 English. Those students who continue school after 16 years old they receive more attention on both or on a certain one. = =<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Movies Iceland has many movies.. = =<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Music Nordic Music, most love, elves and other hidden people. = =<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">﻿ = =<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ethnic/Religious Makeup 82% of the population belongs to the state church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Religious freedom is fully guarantee, Pretestants 6.7%, Catholics 2.5%, and others have congregation in Iceland. = = =