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Located in the North Atlantic, Iceland is a Nordic island country with a population of 348,580 people and an area of 103,000 square kilometers.  Reykjavík  is the capital of Iceland. It contains about 60% of Iceland's population. Iceland is geologically and volcanically active. The form of government in Iceland is a unitary parliamentary republic. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson is the president of Iceland, and Katrín Jakobsdóttir is the prime minister. The currency used in Iceland is Icelandic króna  ( ISK ). The following facts are worth noting about Iceland: 1. The first openly lesbian head of government in the world was  Jóhanna Sigurŏardóttir -  an Icelander -   who was also Iceland's first female prime minister. 2. Iceland is the most environmentally-friendly country in the world in 2018. It boasts of an Environmental Performance index of 93.5. 85% of the energy used in Iceland comes from renewable energies. 3. In I...

Officially the Federal Republic of Germany  (German:  Bundesrepublik Deutschland) , Germany is a parliamentary democracy with five constitutional bodies, namely: the Bundestag, the Bundesrat, the Federal President, the Federal Government, and the Federal Constitutional Court. Germany is the fifth-largest country in Europe, and covers an area of 357,386 square kilometers. Germany is the most populous member state of the European Union, with a population of 83 million inhabitants. Berlin is Germany's capital and largest metropolis. Germany has a very High Development Index - 0.936. The Euro is the currency used in Germany. German is the official language. Angela Merkel is the German Chancellor. Learn more about Germany or test your knowledge about Germany with these top 20 facts. 1. Holocaust denial constitutes a crime under German law and carries a sentence of up to five years in jail. 2. Germans are generally brutally honest and straightforward - without maliciou...

Officially the Kingdom of Norway, Norway is a Nordic country found in Northwestern Europe. Norway was originally called 'Nordweg' meaning the 'Northern Way'. As of April 2018, Norway has a population of 5,302,778 people. Norway does not have any official religion. The official languages in Norway are Norwegian and Sami. Kven, Romani and Romanes are Norway's official minority languages. Norway's current king is King Harald V of the Dano-German House of Glucksburg. Erna Stoltenberg became prime minister in 2013 and was reelected in September 2017. The currency used in Norway is the Norwegian krone (NOK). A deep Norwegian proverb says that "a hero is one who knows how to hang on one minute longer." With that heroic spirit, we bring to you an amazing piece about one of the world's most beautiful countries, famous for its spectacular Northern lights, its stunning fjords, its endless array of ski resorts and much more. You can't afford to mi...