Game #9: Iceland
Hints
- Population is about 390,000, area is about 103,000 km².
- An island in the North Atlantic right on the boundary of tectonic plates: glaciers, volcanoes and geysers.
- No land borders. The nearest neighbours are Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
- People eat skyr and fermented shark, and every schoolchild knows the medieval sagas.
- The capital starts with the letter “R”.
About the country
Capital: 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