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Iceland
Iceland is a European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. It has a total area of 39,769 sq mi and an estimated population of around 318,006 as of 2010.
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What are popular foods in iceland?
Traditionally, food was preserved in Iceland by pickling, smoking, or drying. Wind-dried fish is still popular.
Lamb, dairy and fish are important, also skyr (a yoghurt), rye bread and various cured meats and fish.
Modern Icelandic chefs use local ingredients like seabirds and waterfowl (including their eggs), salmon and trout, crowberry, blueberry, rhubarb, Iceland moss, wild mushrooms, wild thyme, lovage, angelica and dried seaweed as well as many dairy products.
Iceland has not joined the European Union and really has no interest in doing so because of the EU's restrictive fishing regulations. When Iceland went bankrupt in 2008, it saw EU membership as being a bulwark against economic meltdown, but since then, Iceland has recovered and is intentionally letting its EU application flounder.
What does a US citizen need to do to become a citizen in Iceland?
Try marrying someone from Iceland and then apply for a citizenship. Citizenship
As a general rule foreign nationals must have been domiciled in Iceland for seven years before they can apply for citizenship. Nationals of the Nordic countries, however, may apply after 5 years of domicile. A foreign national who marries an Icelandic national may apply for citizenship after having been resident in Iceland for three years after the marriage. A foreign national, who is cohabiting with an Icelandic citizen, both being unmarried, may apply for Icelandic citizenship if the cohabitation has lasted for more than five years. Application forms for Icelandic citizenship are available from the Ministry of Justice.
Are there police officers in Iceland?
there are no police officers in iceland, the country runs on an ancient styled legal system, where bears prosecute members of society whom break the law. if a person is found committing a crime, bears are unleashed on the subject to wound them or if the bear fines it to be a serious crime, death.
Who is the Prime Minister of Iceland?
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir is the Prime Minister of Iceland. She became the Prime Minister of Iceland on 2009 February 1. She is the world's first openly gay head of government, and was also listed by Forbes as one of the 100 most powerful women in the world. Her government has banned both prostitution and strip clubs in Iceland, moving towards treating women as humans as opposed to commodities.
Does Iceland have a president or a prime minister?
Neither, Iceland is ruled by the Prime Minister. However it does have President for ceremonial purposes. As of June 2011 it's President is Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, and it's Prime Minister is Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir.
Another name for Santa Claus in Iceland?
In Iceland, Santa is called Jólasveinar. In Icelandic folktales, there are 13 Santa Clauses.
Are there active volcanoes in Iceland?
There are so many but you are most likely talking about Eyjafjallajökull.
How many time zones between Boston MA and Reykjavik Iceland?
THERE ARE TWO TIME ZONES IN BETWEEN BOSTON AND LOS ANGELOS.
What is the time difference between Iceland and Germany?
Australia has 3 Time Zones. Eastern is (Greenwich Mean Time) GMT +10 hours, ie. 10 hours ahead of Greenwich, England.
Central is (Greenwich Mean Time) GMT +9.5 hours, ie. 9.5 hours ahead of Greenwich, England.
Western is (Greenwich Mean Time) GMT +8 hours, ie. 8 hours ahead of Greenwich, England. Iceland is at (Greenwich Mean Time) GMT. Iceland is 8 to 10 hours behind Australia. (Daylight savings not taken into account.)
Is Iceland on 2 boundary plates?
Iceland straddles the mid Atlantic ridge, the place where the Eurasian plate is moving away form the north American plate.
Iceland is located on the boundry between two plates.
Half the country is on the North American Plate and half on the Eurasian Plate.
Is Iceland sitting on any major tectonic plates?
No. Hawaii is roughly in the centre of the Pacific plate away from any form of tectonic plate boundary. It's active volcanism is caused by a mantle hotspot. These are thought to be caused by mantle plumes however there is currently debate in the geophysics community into the exact cause of hotspots and the existence of mantle plumes!
What are the side effects associated with using Iceland moss?
Rare possibility of allergic reaction. Risk of lead poisoning in poorly prepared Iceland moss. Excessive doses or prolonged use: gastric irritation and liver problems.
Definitely not! Iceland is an independent country located on the island on northern Atlantic.
How much is 250 dollars in iceland Kronur?
250.00 USD = 31,762.50 ISK
250.00 CAN = 31,213.15 ISK
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systir (pronounced by repeating the "i"-tones of the english word "sister"; like "sistir")
Icelandic refers to a noun that relates to Iceland. (Iceland is a country btw)
For example:
An Icelandic person
Icelandic food
Icelandic scenery
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Is it dark for 6 months and light for 6 months in iceland too?
There is no definitive answer to this question, but during the winter it is light for 1-2 hours per day and during the summer it is almost always light.
