Before talking about the nation of Iceland, I have a small confession to make. One night i was flipping channels and the Bachelorette was on and they were in Iceland, so I stopped and watched part of the episode, just to see the scenery of Iceland. From what was shown on TV, Iceland is really a beautiful country, and is not just a winter wasteland, but a winter wonderland. In fact, it is not covered with snow all year round, but does experience some warm weather that melts the snow and ice and turns the land into a lush environment with grand waterfalls. 
The entire population of Iceland is 320,000. That is smaller then the city i live in! I actually could not imagine having such few people around. Also, Iceland is the Northern most place with habitation.
The capital city is: Reykjavik. Now, don't ask me to pronounce it, because I would probably butcher it :)
A couple interesting things about Iceland. They are considered to have one of the most free press in the world, and they also have no standing army. I guess they don't need an army because the country is so far away from everyone else, that it would take a lot of effort to attack it.
Iceland has a wide range of natural occurrences The land has several large volcanoes, as well as many geysers, lakes, waterfalls and 3 national parks. Just looking at the pictures shows the creativity and awesome of God!
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