Did you know? Around 1 out of 10 Icelanders will publish a book in their lifetime.
Mind-Blowing, isn’t it? With over 376,248 people, Iceland is not only one of the best countries to travel or live in, but it is also a country filled with many interesting facts that you may be unaware of.
1-5 Awesome Facts about Iceland
1. More than 60% of Iceland’s population resides in the capital city, Reykjavík. This is primarily due to the greater availability of jobs in the capital city compared to other regions of Iceland.
2. As a country, Iceland has a 99% literacy rate.
3. Due to the small population, Iceland does not have any form of a public railway system as a public transport network.
Instead, the main form of transportation is by car or bus services. Walking and biking to your destination are also quite common options for Icelanders and tourists.
4. Around 85% of the energy in Iceland comes from renewable resources such as geothermal energy.
5. One of the awesome-Iceland facts is that it produces the most writers than any other country in the world. Around 1 out of 10 Icelanders will publish a book in their lifetime.
6-10 Cool Facts about Iceland
6. Iceland does not have an army, navy, or air force. However, Iceland still has a military expeditionary peacekeeping force, though.
7. Icelandic law forbids keeping a pet snake, lizard, or turtle.
8. Iceland has no mosquitoes, because they all perished from the cold 🙂
9. There are also no ants in Iceland, so feel free about leaving sweet stuff in the open.
10. In Iceland, it is common practice to leave babies outside to nap. More often, these babies can be found left in streets, backyards, or on balconies.
To raise their kids to be able to withstand the same temperatures as them, they do this.
11-15 Interesting Facts about Iceland
11. Between 30 and 40% of Icelanders believe in the existence of elves.
12. Since 2009, there are no McDonald’s stores in Iceland.
13. After Finland and Norway, Icelanders have the highest per capita coffee consumption in the world.
Despite this, Iceland has no Starbucks or Costa.
14. Iceland ranks 3rd among the healthiest people in the world.
15. In 2010, strip clubs became banned in Iceland. It banned strip clubs to combat human trafficking and prostitution within the country.
16-20 Strange Facts about Iceland
16. Despite 30 out of 100 residents carrying firearms, Iceland has been the safest country in the world for the 14th year in a row.
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17. Iceland is the only country with a museum dedicated to the male sex organ. The Icelandic Phallological Museum carries a collection of over 300 different penises from over 93 different male species found in the world.
18. Ironically, Iceland has volcanoes that erupt about every 3–4 years. Furthermore, lava fields make up about 30% of Iceland.
19. The country of Iceland is considered to be free of any large predators which would be harmful to humans. Only small domestic animals are present in the country.
20. The Arctic Fox is Iceland’s only native mammal. An estimated 8,000 Arctic foxes live in Iceland.
Bonus Fact: Icelanders watch more movies than any other country on the planet.
In 2016, a survey of Icelanders in movie theatres discovered that each Icelander watches a film 4-6 times per week on average.
That’s it for this post guys, I hope you had fun while reading 20 Awesome facts about the Iceland.
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