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Iceland is a Nordic island country between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between Europe and North America. It gained independence from Denmark on 17 June 1944. Its capital is Reykjavik. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Reykjavik 2
Population
394,324 2
2026 census figure, from Iceland's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2026 2
Area (sq km)
103,125 2
Independence or Founding Year
1944 2
Iceland gained independence from Denmark on 17 June 1944.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
High 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Iceland

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Reykjavík, Cities
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Bordered By Water

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Source Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
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born 29 August 1967 in Seltjarnarnes) is an Icelandic-Norwegian programmer and businessman

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Source Wikidata: Olafr Thordarson

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Source Wikidata: Páll Hreinsson

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Source Wikidata: Skapti Thoroddsson

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Source Sturla Thordarson - WikipediaLead sentence 1
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Sturla Þórðarson (Old Norse pronunciation: [ˈsturlɑ ˈθoːrðɑrˌson]; Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈstʏ(r)tla ˈθourðarˌsɔːn]; 29 July 1214 – 30 July 1284) was an Icelandic chieftain and writer of sagas and contemporary history during the 13th century.

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Source Wikidata: Thorgeir Ljosvetningagodi

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Source Halla Tomasdottir (Wikipedia)Lead
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Halla Tómasdóttir (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhatla ˈtʰouːmasˌtouhtɪr̥] ; born 11 October 1968) is an Icelandic businesswoman and politician who has served as president of Iceland since 2024.

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Source Kristrun Frostadottir (Wikipedia)Lead
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Kristrún Mjöll Frostadóttir (Icelandic: [ˈkʰrɪstrun ˈmjœtl̥ ˈfrɔstaˌtouhtɪr̥]; born 12 May 1988) is an Icelandic politician and economist who has served as the prime minister of Iceland since 2024, and leader of the Social Democratic Alliance since 2022.

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Source Vigdis Finnbogadottir (Wikipedia)Leadtier 2
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Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (Icelandic: [ˈvɪɣtis ˈfɪnpɔɣaˌtouʰtɪr̥] ; born 15 April 1930) is an Icelandic stateswoman and theatre director who served as the president of Iceland, from 1980 to 1996, the first woman to hold the position and the first in the world to be democratically elected president of a country.

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Source Wikipedia: Gisli Gudjonsson

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Source Alfreð Finnbogason (Wikipedia)Lead [nationality]
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is an Icelandic former professional footballer

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Source Andrés Guðmundsson (Wikipedia)Lead
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Andrés Guðmundsson (born 17 April 1965) is an Icelandic Strongman and Highland Games competitor.

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Source Ari Gunnarsson (Wikipedia)Lead
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is an Icelandic strongman competitor from Reykjavík

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Source Audunn Jónsson (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is an Icelandic retired powerlifter and a strongman from Kópavogur.

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Source Benedikt Magnússon (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is an Icelandic strongman and powerlifter

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Source Bryndís Ólafsdóttir (Wikipedia)Lead
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is a retired Icelandic freestyle swimmer

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Source Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (Wikipedia)Lead
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is an Icelandic retired handball player

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Source Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [plays]
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is an Icelandic professional strongman and an actor

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Source Heiðar Helguson (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
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is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a striker

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Source Helgi Sigurðsson (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is an Icelandic former professional footballer

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Source Hjalti Árnason (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is an Icelandic former strongman, powerlifter

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Source Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [plays]
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is an Icelandic former professional footballer

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Source Jon Pall Sigmarsson - WikipediaLead sentence 1
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Jón Páll Sigmarsson (28 April 1960 – 16 January 1993) was an Icelandic strongman, powerlifter and bodybuilder.

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Source Jón Valgeir Williams (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a competitive Strongman and Powerlifter from Iceland

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Source Kristinn Óskar Haraldsson (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is an Icelandic Strongman and Powerlifter

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Source Kristján Jón Haraldsson (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is an Icelandic strongman from Reykjavík

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Source Magnus Ver Magnusson - WikipediaLead sentence 1
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Magnús Ver Magnússon (born 23 April 1963) is an Icelandic former strongman and powerlifter.

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Source Ólafur Gottskálksson (Wikipedia)Lead
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Ólafur Gottskálksson (born 12 March 1968 in Keflavík) is a retired Icelandic professional football goalkeeper

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Source Ólafur Stefánsson (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is an Icelandic former handball player

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Source Stefán Sölvi Pétursson (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is an Icelandic strongman and a finalist of the World's Strongest Man competition

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Source Torfi Ólafsson (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is an Icelandic former strongman competitor and junior world champion powerlifter

Origin Of

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Source Icelandic horse (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
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Iceland

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Source Icelandic sheep (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
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Iceland

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Source LazyTown (Wikipedia)Lead sentence
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LazyTown (Icelandic: Latibær; Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈlatʰiˌpaiːr̥]) is an Icelandic children's television series created by and starring aerobics champion Magnús Scheving, who portrays the character Sportacus.

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Source The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poeticstier 1

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Source Saga (Wikipedia)Lead paragraphtier 2
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Sagas are prose stories and histories, composed in Iceland and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Scandinavia.

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Location Of

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Source Wikipedia: Independent PeopleLead paragraph, sentence naming the settingtier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, sentence naming the setting
Independent People: An Epic (Icelandic: Sjálfstætt fólk) is a novel by Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness, originally published in two volumes in 1934 and 1935.

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Source Njáls saga (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph, sentence naming the setting
Quote, Lead paragraph, sentence naming the setting
The saga deals with a process of blood feuds in the Icelandic Commonwealth, showing how the requirements of honor could lead to minor slights spiralling into destructive and prolonged bloodshed.

Site Of

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Source Icelandair Group - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
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Icelandair Group hf. is an Icelandic travel industry corporation, the owner and holding company of the airline Icelandair and several other travel industry companies in Iceland.

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Source Wikipedia: Guðrún Kristín MagnúsdóttirArticle texttier 2
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Guðrún lives in Iceland, and has spent portions of her life in Scotland and Italy.

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Source Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson (Wikipedia)Infobox: birth_placetier 2
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Iceland

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Source Snorri Sturluson (Wikipedia)Article text
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In 1220, Snorri returned to Iceland and by 1222 was back as law speaker of the Althing, which he held this time until 1232.

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Source Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson (Wikipedia)Article texttier 2
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Sveinbjörn lived his entire life in West Iceland Borgarfjörður.

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Source Haukadalur (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1
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Haukadalur (Icelandic: [ˈhœyːkaˌtaːlʏr̥] , from Old Norse: Haukadalr [ˈhɔukɑˌdɑlz̠], "hawk dale" or "valley of hawks") is a valley in Bláskógabyggð municipality, found in the Southern Region of Iceland.

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Laki (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈlaːcɪ] ) or Lakagígar ([ˈlaːkaˌciːɣar̥], Craters of Laki) is a volcanic fissure in the western part of Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland, not far from the volcanic fissure of Eldgjá and the small village of Kirkjubæjarklaustur.

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Source Wikidata: Oraefajokull

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1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Iceland (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, capital
    Reykjavik
  • Infobox: area_km2
    103,125
  • Infobox: population_census
    394,324
  • Article text
    During the occupation of Denmark in World War II, Iceland voted overwhelmingly to become a republic in 1944, ending its remaining formal ties to Denmark.
  • Introduction
    a Nordic island country between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean
  • Bordered By Water: The Atlantic Ocean, Lead sentence
    Iceland is a Nordic island country between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between Europe and North America.
  • Bordered By Water: The Arctic Ocean, Lead sentence
    Iceland is a Nordic island country between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between Europe and North America.
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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Iceland
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    4,970 km
  • Government, Government type
    unitary parliamentary republic
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4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record ISL, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record ISL, incomeLevel
"name": "Iceland", "region": { "id": "ECS", "iso2code": "Z7", "value": "Europe \u0026 Central Asia" }, "adminregion": { "id": "", "iso2code": "", "value": "" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "HIC", "iso2code": "XD", "value": "High income" }
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Wikidata: Iceland
Wikidata Q189, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Reykjavík (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Reykjavík, Infobox, Country
    Iceland
  • Has Capital: Reykjavík, Lead section
    Reykjavík is the capital and largest city of Iceland
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Wikidata: Thingvellir National Park
Encompasses: Thingvellir National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Snæfellsjökull National Park
Encompasses: Snæfellsjökull National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Vatnajokull National Park - Wikipedia
Encompasses: Vatnajokull National Park, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Vatnajokull National Park, Lead paragraph
[ˈvahtnaˌjœːkʏlsˌθjouðˌkarðʏr̥] ) is one of three national parks in Iceland,
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