DESCRIPCION RAPIDA

 Iceland  is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean.  It has a

population almost about 330.000 people and an area of 103,000 km2.
The capital and largest city is Reykjavík. Iceland is
volcanically and geologically active and his interior consists of a plateau
with sand and lava fields, mountains and glaciers.
It is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate, despite a
high latitude just outside the Artic Circle. They are not members of the
EEC because they cancelled their request although they are in Europe.
Icelandic culture is founded upon the Scandinavian nation heritage.
Most Icelanders are descendants of Germanic and Gaelic settlers. They
talk in Icelandic, a North Germanic language, which is closely related
to Faroese and West Norwegian dialects.

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CUISINE

 Much of Iceland's cuisine is based on fish, lamb, and dairy products.

Because of the island climate, fruits and vegetables are not generally a
component of traditional dishes, although the use of greenhouses has
made them more common in contemporary food.
The Porramatur, is a selection of traditional cuisine consisting of many
dishes, and is usually consumed in the month of Þorri, which begins on the
first Friday after 19 January.  

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MUSIC

 Much Icelandic music is related to Nordic music, and includes folk and pop

traditions. Groups like, Voces Thules, alternative and indie rock bands like
The Sugarcubes, Monsters and Men, jazz fusion bands like Mezzoforte
and musicians like Emiliana Torini are the most famous groups of
Iceland.The national anthem of Iceland is Löfsongur.

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LITERATURE
 Iceland´s best known classical works of literature are the Icelander´s
sagas, prose epics set in Iceland´s age of settlement. The most famous of
these include Njals saga, about an epic blood feud, Groenlandinga saga,
and Eiriks saga, describing the discovery of Greenland and Vinland.
Contemporary Icelandic painting is tipycally traced to the work of Porarinn
Porlaksson who is recognized as the first contemporary painter of Iceland
Sport
Sport is an important part of Icelandic culture, as the population is generally quite
active. The main traditional sport in Iceland is Glíma, a form of wrestling thought to
have originated in medieval times. Popular sports include football, track and
field, handball and basketball. Handball is often referred to as the national sport,
and Iceland's men's national team is ranked among the top 12 in the world.
The Icelandic national football team qualified for the UEFA European football
championship for the first time last year. Iceland has excellent conditions
for skiing, fishing, snowboarding, ice climbing and rock climbing, although mountain
climbing and hiking are preferred by the general public. The country's environment
is generally good for golf too, and there are over 17,000 registered golfers out of a
population of approximately 300,000.

CULTURA
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Icelandic culture has its roots in North Germanic traditions. Icelandic
literature is popular, in particular the sagas and eddas that were written
during the High and Late Middle Ages. Egalitarianism is highly valued
among the people of Iceland, with income inequality being among the
lowest in the world. The constitution explicitly prohibits the enactment of
noble privileges, titles, and ranks.Everyone is addressed by their first
name. As in other Nordic countries, equality between the sexes is very
high; Iceland is consistently ranked among the top three countries in the
world for women to live in.
Iceland's best-known classical works of literature are the Icelanders'
sagas, prose epics set in Iceland's age of settlement. The most famous
of these include Njáls saga, about an epic blood feud, and Grænlendinga
saga and Eiríks saga, describing the discovery and settlement of
Greenland and Vinland. Icelanders are avid consumers of literature, with
the highest number of bookstores per capita in the world. For its size,
Iceland imports and translates more international literature than any
other nation. Iceland also has the highest per capita publication of books
and magazines, and around 10% of the population will publish a book in
their lifetimes.
Representations of the Icelandic landscape in the paint are one of the
most important characteristics of the visual arts of this country, with
Johannes Kjarval being considered as the maximum representative of
the Icelandic paint, also there are other famous painters like Þórarinn
Þorláksson, Ásgrímur Jónsson,  Júlíana Sveinsdóttir.