The world you don't know (10) about Iceland

Iceland, an island country in northwest Europe. Near the Arctic Circle, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Greenland Sea in the Arctic Ocean. It faces Greenland in North America across the Danish Strait in the west. The southeast end is 805 kilometers from Scotland. Most of the territory is located on the island of the same name, with a total area of 6.5438+0.03 million square kilometers. The population is about 322,000 (20 13), mostly Icelandic. Reykjavik, the capital, is divided into eight districts. The official language is Icelandic. 197 1 65438+established diplomatic relations with China on February 8th.

1. As a developed country, there are no trains and subways. The starting price by bus is at least 15 yuan. Want to go to Iceland to play, driving is the most convenient! But don't stay up too late, or there will be no place to eat.

There are only over 300,000 people in Iceland, and the mountains and water are so lonely. Because there are too few people, an object must first check the blood relationship with software, which is the anti-incest APP. Otherwise, if you are not careful, all shall be well.

3. Iceland is not ice, but it is not big. Iceland has more than 300 volcanoes, which is one of the countries with the highest volcanic density. Volcanoes bring more than 800 hot springs to Iceland instead of disasters!

4. Brave Viking descendants built Iceland into a country with the lowest public security and crime rate, but Iceland has only police, but no army!

5. Optimistic Icelanders love football. On average, every 260 people have a stadium, and the ownership rate is higher than the world level. A photographer who can't play football well in Iceland is not a good cook!

6. Iceland, which is least like the earth, is deeply loved by science fiction movies. Even the sand is black. It is a big banana producer in Europe. Greenhouse technology is no worse than that in Northeast China, and people also have their own heating systems! Get rid of high technology.

7, hard-core Iceland is rich in food, Icelandic horses and whales can eat, smelly shark meat is still a national dish! Icelanders simply regard national treasures as endangered species. Iceland has only fought once in history to eat cod!

8. 60% people in Iceland live in Reykjavik, the northernmost capital of the world. Only Reykjavik in Iceland can eat KFC and want to eat McDonald's. Sorry, I can't. Buy a dress in the capital. It may be printed made in China on the back!

9. Iceland, where the sun never sets in summer and the aurora dances in winter, is actually not cold. Iceland is called because the first generation of landers didn't want others to remember this seafood treasure!

10, vigdis finnbogadottir, President of Iceland, is the first elected female president in the world, and she is also the longest elected female president in the history of the world. It is worth mentioning that Katrín Jakobsdóttir, the current Prime Minister of Iceland, is also a woman, and the degree of equality between men and women ranks first in the world. Iceland deserves its title.

1 1. Every handsome Icelandic horse in Iceland, as long as it is abroad, is not allowed to return home, even to participate in international competitions. It is said that this is done to ensure the purity of Icelandic horses.

12. At present, 0/00% of the power supply system in Iceland/kloc comes from hydropower and geothermal power generation. It is the only country in the world that uses all natural gas energy for power supply, which is not only very environmentally friendly, but also very cheap.

13, there are really no mosquitoes in Iceland. Because of the climate, mosquitoes, an annoying creature, can't survive in Iceland at all.

14 Jon Guenael, the former mayor of Reykjavik, Iceland, was originally a comedian of grassroots politicians with no political experience, but he was elected in this way and saved the city's financial crisis and debt problems during his term of office.

15. Most Icelanders believe in the existence of elves and call them "hidden people". When Iceland builds roads and makes urban planning, it is necessary to consider the immortal living, otherwise there will be protests.

Before 16, 14 13, Iceland's currency was salted fish.

17, Iceland has the world's first museum of the roots of life. There are 280 kinds of Tintin from different creatures, and the only human Tintin was donated by a 90-year-old man. Among them, Tintin, the largest in the world, belongs to a whale, with a length of 170 cm and a weight of 70 kg.

18, Icelanders especially like swimming in outdoor hot springs, and they can't wear swimsuits when taking a shower. Moreover, most shower areas have no doors and shower curtains, and only the dressing rooms are separated for men and women.

19. Although Iceland is close to the Arctic Circle, its climate is actually much milder than expected. The average temperature is 0℃ in winter and 10-20℃ in summer, and the highest temperature recorded in history is130.5℃ in 939.

20. Icelandic has not changed since the ancient Nordic period. This means that every Icelandic can read the documents 1000 years ago without any obstacles.

2 1. The last person to drink beer in the world may be an Icelandic, because there was a law prohibiting drinking beer in Iceland until 1 March 19891. Later, in order to commemorate this day, people designated this day as Oktoberfest in Iceland.

22. According to statistics, about 70% Icelandic women have children out of wedlock, because they feel that they don't have to get married to have children.

23. Although there are only 322,000 people in Iceland, there is one writer for every 10 people in Iceland, and there are 1200 Icelandic bands, which contribute10 million outstanding large-scale performances to the world every year. The national literacy rate reached 99%.

24. Icelanders hardly eat McDonald's. The last McDonald's in Iceland officially closed down on June 30, 2009, and the last hamburger set meal was kept as a cultural relic in the National Museum in Reykjavik, the capital.

25. There are no polar bears in Iceland. Polar bears drift from Greenland once every 10 years on average, but do not stay in Iceland. The only native mammal in Iceland is the Arctic fox.

Icelanders drink an average of five cups of coffee a day. For this reason, Reykjavik, the capital, was once rated as one of the eight largest coffee cities in the world by CNN, but there is no Starbucks in Iceland!

27. Because of its topography, Iceland is most similar to the moon. So the astronauts Aldrin and Armstrong who landed on the moon for the first time practiced landing on the moon here.

28. Every year from June to August, Iceland is extremely bright and there is almost no darkness. In 65438+February, extreme nights began to appear in Iceland. There is no day in Iceland at this time, and you will be surrounded by endless darkness and loneliness.

29. Maybe it's because of boredom. Icelanders like to go to the cinema the most in the world. According to statistics, every Icelandic goes to the cinema about six times a year!

30. Iceland, which likes to drink birch juice, is rich in natural beauty and super open. Perhaps these habits also make Icelandic women's skin firm, tender, fair and ruddy! Of course, I personally prefer Dominic Ai Ji!