Game #9: Iceland

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  1. Population is about 390,000, area is about 103,000 km².
  2. An island in the North Atlantic right on the boundary of tectonic plates: glaciers, volcanoes and geysers.
  3. No land borders. The nearest neighbours are Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
  4. People eat skyr and fermented shark, and every schoolchild knows the medieval sagas.
  5. The capital starts with the letter “R”.

About the country

Flag of IcelandCapital: Reykjavík

The Althing parliament, founded in 930, is one of the oldest in the world. The country has no standing army. The word “geyser” comes from Geysir, a hot spring here.

Country page: Iceland
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