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Healthy and Clean Place in the World

  • The literacy percentage of Iceland is 99.9, where you can find people buying and reading most books.
  • In the Forbes list of “top 10 cleanest countries”, Iceland hits the top position with a score of 93.5.
  • It retains its position as among the top fifteen wealthiest countries in the world.
  • Icelanders have no army, instead they have extraordinary rescue teams and coast guards.
  • In the year 2011, GDP of Iceland was $12.3billion. Since there is an abundant resource of hydroelectric and geothermal energy in Iceland, electricity supply has never been an issue here. In fact, it is the world’s biggest electricity producer.
  • The states of Iceland offer 9 months of fully paid maternity leave for moms. This leave duration could also be shared by both the parents as they please.
  • The crime rate in Iceland is merely zero, which is exactly why their banks hardly have any police officers.
  • World’s cleanest air can be breathed in Iceland. Safety and health measures have made Iceland to be in the list of top 10 best countries to live in.
  • Societies in Iceland provide an overwhelming priority in nurturing happiness among people. However, none of these can be possible without their self-confidence.
  • Iceland can be described as a country having active volcanoes and geysers. The word “Geyser” has originated from the age-old first described hot water in Iceland called as “Geysir”. This country is the 18th largest island in the world.
  • Recently, the country achieved the rare honor of being named as  “the most peaceful country in the world for the seventh consecutive year” by The Institute of Economics and Peace.
  • One of the greatest Icelandic writers to make a mark in the field of English literature was Halldór Laxness, having won the award for Nobel Prize in Literature (1955).
  • The Icelanders have fiercely protected their language for over 1000 years and have retained the same dialect with minor modifications.
  • The national game is handball. Icelanders got a shot in the arm when their team got the second place in 2008 Summer Olympics.
  • The Icelanders travel mostly by car as there is no railway system.
  • They have won the Miss World title four times and their Parliament is more than one thousand years old.

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