ICELAND PRESENTATION

PRESENTATION

iceland

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Location

Iceland

-North-West of Europe, in the north Atlantic ocean. -103 000 km² -The capital is Reykjavik -8 regions

Iceland population

78%

366 425 inhabitants Reykjavik:122 853 (2016) The Icelandic population is young. (36 years)

Christianity

14%

Other religion or association

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6%

Unaffiliated

Climate

In Iceland, it is very cold. In summer: 10-13° In winter: 0°

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Language & Money

The official language of Iceland is Icelandic The majority of Icelanders can speak a lot of languages Icelandic króna is the currency of Iceland

Historical benchmarks

-The Swedish Viking Garðarr Svavarsson -the Norwegian Ingólfur Arnarson -930: End of the colonisation period and beginning of the Age of Sagas. -985: Eric the Red, banished from Iceland, discovered a « green land » to the southwest which he called Greenland.

Sports in Iceland

Ice hockey

handball

Ice hockey is popularity in Iceland (1/512)

The most popular sport in the country is handball.

Iceland food

profiteroles

https://youtu.be/WI_H8OvxGIc plokkfiskur

Typical festivities of iceland

-Icelanders celebrate official Christmas at 6pm on Christmas Eve, the 24th of December. -Traditionally, one candle is lit each Sunday until four candles are lit on the 24th. -the Christmas celebration.

Typical festival of iceland

Iceland Airwaves is a music festival in Reykjavík, Iceland in early November.

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Stereotype in Iceland

In Iceland, people are quite direct.

Icelanders Live in Igloos

The northern lights

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https://youtu.be/07EzfntBYQk

Tips for travelers

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in winter, you can see the northern lights

in Iceland we can swim in the blue lagoon

in Iceland we can go hiking near the volcanoes

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