Tag: Iceland

The snow and ice-covered elevated region that stretches across Iceland from the SE. to NO. acts as a watershed and divides the island into…

In April 2016 there was a serious domestic political crisis when, in the course of the revelations launched by an international media association (»…

In January 1993 the Icelandic parliament ratified the Treaty on the European Economic Area (EEA), in January 1994 Iceland concluded an agreement on fisheries…

In April 1995, the coalition headed by the Independence Party was reconfirmed as the ruling majority, while a representative of the Popular Alliance Party,…

Iceland was discovered by Viking navigators and after some insignificant settlements of Irish monks, the island was colonized by a group of Norwegians, who,…

Life in Iceland still has a largely patriarchal accent. The darkness and the long winter have made the house the natural center of existence….

In 1999, the population of Iceland was estimated at approximately 280,000 people. The economy of the country is based largely on fishing and tourism….