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Area: 103,000 sq km (39,769 sq miles). Population: 300,000 (FCO estimate 2006). Population Density: 2.9 per sq km. Capital: Reykjavík. Population: 184,000 (UN estimate 2003). Government: Republic. Gained full independence from Denmark in 1944. Icelandic foreignpolicy is dominated by two factors: fishing and relations with Atlanticpowers. Iceland is a member of NATO, the Nordic Council and of theCouncil of Europe. Iceland has historically eschewed membership of theEuropean Union but, since Sweden, Finland and Denmark have joined up,it is Iceland's opposition to the EU's fisheries policy of stockmanagement by quotas that is now the decisive influence. Both mainparties strongly oppose the Common Fisheries Policy, so it seemsunlikely that Iceland will apply for EU membership in the foreseeablefuture. On the issue of whaling, Iceland has been among the fewobjecting to the International Whaling Commission's (IWC) ban. InOctober 2006, Iceland announced a return to commercial hunts, with thefisheries ministry citing the nation's dependence on living marineresources. Iceland is a large island in the North Atlantic close to the ArcticCircle and includes islands to the north and south. The landscape iswild, rugged and colourful, with black lava, red sulphur, hot bluegeysers, grey and white rivers with waterfalls and green valleys, itscoastline richly indented with bays and fjords. The whole of thecentral highland plateau of the island is a beautiful but barren anduninhabitable moonscape ? so much so that the first American astronautswere sent there for pre-mission training. Five-sixths of Iceland isuninhabited, the population being concentrated on the coast, in the valleys and in the plains of the southwest and southeast of thecountry. More than half the population live in or around Reykjavík, thecapital. Iceland is one of the most volcanically active countries inthe world. Hekla, in the south of Iceland, is the most famous andmagnificent volcano of them all. It has erupted no fewer than 16 timessince Iceland was settled, and throughout the Middle Ages wasconsider ed by European clergymen as one of the gateways to Hell itself. Another volcano, Snæfellsnes, fired Jules Verne's imagination to useits crater as the point of entry for his epic tale Journey to the Centre of the Earth. Iceland's highest and most extensive glacier is Vatnajökull; at 8,500sq km (3,280 sq miles), it is the largest in Europe, although it is nowreported to be melting. Language: The official language is Icelandic; English and Danish are widely spoken. Religion: Lutheran, with a Catholic minority. Time: GMT. Social Conventions: Visitors will findIceland is a classless society with a strong literary tradition.Handshaking is the normal form of greeting. An Icelander is called byhis first name because his surname is made up of his father's Christianname plus 'son' or 'daughter' (eg John, the son of Magnus, would becalled John Magnusson, while John's sister, Mary, would be known asMary Magnusdóttir). People are addressed as Fru (Mrs) and Herra (Mr).Visitors will often be invited to homes, especially if on business, andnormal courtesies should be observed. Icelanders pay careful attentionto their appearance and, as for most Western countries, casual wear iswidely acceptable although unsuitable for smart and social functions. Electricity: 220 volts AC, 50Hz. Plugs are two-pin.
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