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State Structure and Political System of Iceland

Posted on April 29, 2022April 29, 2022 by globalsciencellc

Iceland is a democratic unitary legal state, a republic with a presidential form of government. The Constitution of 1944 is valid with amendments and additions (May 30, 1984 and May 31, 1991). Elections are held every 4 years and all citizens over the age of 18 have the right to vote. Check computerminus for political system…

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Iceland Culture

Posted on June 22, 2021June 3, 2021 by globalsciencellc

Typical Iceland Life on the volcano With their many volcanoes, Icelanders live quite carefree. One can break out all the time and then, for example, paralyze air traffic. This is what happened in 2010 when the Eyjafjallajökull erupted. Such an eruption is also something special for Icelanders, but all in all, life on volcanoes is…

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Mass Media in Iceland

Posted on September 10, 2020October 8, 2021 by globalsciencellc

Press It was Bishop Jón Arason who provided Iceland with the first printing press around 1530. It stood on the bishopric of Hólar, and over the years many books and writings were printed on this press. The first magazine came in 1781, and the first newspaper, Þjóðólfur, which was published every 14 days, was started…

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Iceland Arts and Literature

Posted on August 13, 2020October 23, 2020 by globalsciencellc

Literature From land name time to about 1200 The Norwegian settlers who set course for Iceland from the end of the 8th century brought home a rich flora of traditions and memories. A large part of these were fairy tales, ie. stories of both historical and fictional nature; an important feature was the goddess and…

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Iceland Recent History

Posted on July 3, 2020November 3, 2020 by globalsciencellc

In October 1959 there was a certain shift to the left; there was a minority Social Democratic government, supported by the independentists, chaired by Emil Jonasson. For all the following years the most pressing problems that had to be faced were: the question of fishing with Great Britain, but also with the Federal Republic of…

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