The first settlers of Iceland were Irish religious people who wanted a simple life. Iceland was originally part of Norway and then ruled by Denmark for over 500 years, becoming an independent republic in 1944. Iceland's capital is Reykjavik, and other large cities include Kopavoqur and Hafnarforour. The population is around 323,002 people.

1. Jeremiah Dailey
Iceland

2. 3 Historical Facts about
Iceland
The first settlers were Irish religious are people who wanted to live a simple life.
They established a national assembly, called Althingi
Iceland was a part of Norway and then it was ruled by Denmark for more than 500
years, but the country became independent republic in 1944.

3. The Geography of Iceland
• The latitude of Iceland is 65. 0’ 0” N
• The longitude of Iceland is 18. 0’ 0” W
• In Iceland there are volcanic action , snow fields , and glaciers.
• Norway is a bordering country
• The colors on the flag in Iceland are red ,white , and blue.

4. Capitals and Large Cities
• Iceland’s capital city is
Reykjavik
• Two large cities in Iceland
are Kopavoqur and
Hafnarforour
• The population in Iceland is
323,002

5. Government/Currency/
Religion
• Their government is constitutional and parliament Olafur
Ragnar Grimsson is the head of government
• Their money is called ISK-IsIensk
• Their religion is Roman Catholic

6. Famous things in Iceland
• Jokulsarlon
• Gullfoss
• Geysir

7. The major attractions
• Golden circle
• Viking world museum
• Blanda
• Hot Springs

8. Holidays
• May day
• Mutton

9. Language spoken
• They speak North germanic
But, they mostly speak english

10. Belligerent Former
Adversaries
• United Kingdom vs Kingdom of Iceland

11. Commanders
• Robert Sturges on the united kingdom
• Hermann Jonasson on the kingdom of Iceland

12. strength
• United kingdom: 746 marines , 2 cruisers and 2
destroyers
Kingdom of Iceland: 60 officers , plus policemen and other
forces

13. The terrible lost
• Iceland lost and this moment was called the invasion of
Iceland was codenamed “Operation Fork”

14. Sports
In Iceland they play soccer a lot because it’s a popular sport
there. This is what they’re soccer uniforms look like.

15. Everyone’s favorite: Cars!
In Iceland they have a lot
of trucks like this one.
These cars are good for
driving in bumpy areas.

16. President
This is Iceland’s president. He’s pretty short
but I can’t find a awesome picture of him
standing.

17. Bordering countries
• Germany
• France
• Ireland
• Greenland
• Spain

18. Games made in Iceland
• The Intresting thing is Iceland made a video
game. The video game is called “Game of
Thrones” it looks like this:

19. That’s that
• Well that’s all I know, so….. Yeah bye.

20. Citations
• www.Population.mongabay.com/population/Iceland
• www.Icelandontheweb.com/articles-on-Iceland/travel-
info/currency-money/
• www.gomapper.com/travel/list-of-countries-
near/Iceland.html
• www.facts-about-Iceland.com/famous-places/
• www.Iceland.islthe-big-picture/peopletraditions/
• www.travelmath.com/country/Iceland