The University of Iceland (Icelandic: Háskóli Íslands [ˈhauːˌskouːlɪ ˈistlan(t)s]) is a public research university in Reykjavík, Iceland, and the country's...
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list of universities in Iceland. There are seven universities in Iceland as defined by law. No distinction is made between research universities and other...
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Iceland University of the Arts (Icelandic: Listaháskóli Íslands [ˈlɪstaˌhauːˌskouːlɪ ˈistlan(t)s]) is an Icelandic institution of higher art education...
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demographics of Iceland include population density, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population...
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Iceland (Icelandic: Ísland, pronounced [ˈistlant] ) is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge...
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Háskólabókasafn (Icelandic: [ˈlan(t)sˌpouːkaˌsapn ˈistlan(t)s – ˈhauːˌskouːlaˌpouːkaˌsapn̥]; English: The National and University Library of Iceland) is the national...
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The Agricultural University of Iceland (AUI) is an educational and research institution focusing on agricultural, environmental sciences, landscape architecture...
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the Chamber of Commerce, the Federation of Icelandic Industries, and the Confederation of Icelandic Employers. The university consists of seven academic...
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Iceland is an island country at the confluence of the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans, east of Greenland and immediately south of the Arctic Circle, atop...
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The settlement of Iceland (Icelandic: landnámsöld [ˈlantˌnaumsˌœlt]) is generally believed to have begun in the second half of the ninth century, when...
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volcano system in Iceland that started activity on August 17, 2014, and ended on February 27, 2015, is Bárðarbunga. The volcano in Iceland that erupted in...
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The sagas of Icelanders (Icelandic: Íslendingasögur, modern Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈislɛndiŋkaˌsœːɣʏr̥]), also known as family sagas, are a subgenre...
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Religion in Iceland has been predominantly Christianity since its adoption as the state religion by the Althing under the influence of Olaf Tryggvason...
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Icelandic Volcanoes:Askja". Icelandic Meteorological Office, Institute of Earth Sciences at the University of Iceland, Civil Protection Department of...
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at the University of Iceland that has had a list to the Student Council of the UI since 1988. The tag-line of the organization is Organization of socially...
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Iceland's defence forces consist of the Icelandic Coast Guard, which patrols Icelandic waters and monitors its airspace, and other services such as the...
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The Centre Party (Icelandic: Miðflokkurinn) is a Nordic agrarian, populist and conservative political party in Iceland, established in September 2017....
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of Iceland (Icelandic: Kommúnistaflokkur Íslands) was a Marxist –Leninist communist party in Iceland from 1930 to 1938. In the early 1920s a group of...
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Iceland has a subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfc) near the southern coastal area and tundra (Köppen ET) inland in the highlands...
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The Church of Iceland (Icelandic: Þjóðkirkjan, lit. 'The National Church'), officially the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland (hin evangelíska lúterska...
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Iceland is heavily integrated into the European Union via the Agreement on the European Economic Area and the Schengen Agreement, despite its status as...
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Hólar University is located in Hólar, Iceland, an important historical centre of education. The university was the first post-secondary school in Hólar...
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Reykjavík (redirect from Capital of Iceland)
-veek; Icelandic: [ˈreiːcaˌviːk] ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói...
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the largest group of immigrants in Iceland. On 1 January 2021, Statistics Iceland recorded 20,553 Polish-born people living in Iceland. Although small compared...
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The Pirate Party (Icelandic: Píratar, lit. 'Pirates') is a political party in Iceland. The party's platform is based on pirate politics and direct democracy...
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The VR buildings are a part of the campus of the University of Iceland. VR is short for Verkfræði og Raunvísindi (English: Engineering and Natural Science)...
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The recorded history of Iceland began with the settlement by Viking explorers and the people they enslaved from Western Europe, particularly in modern-day...
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Racism in Iceland (Icelandic: Rasismi á Íslandi) commonly targets immigrants, particularly non-white or non-Western immigrants. Iceland is a historically...
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politics of Iceland take place in the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the president is the head of state, while...
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Althing (redirect from Parliament of Iceland)
[ˈalˌθiɲcɪ]; Icelandic for 'general meeting'), anglicised as Althingi or Althing, is the supreme national parliament of Iceland. It is one of the oldest...
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