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Iceland is a country in northern Europe, comprising the island of Iceland and its faraway islets in the North Atlantic Ocean between the rest of Europe and Greenland. It is the slightest crowded of the Nordic countries and the second smallest; it has inhabitants of about 316,000 and a total area of 103,000 km². Its capital and biggest city is Reykjavík. Today, Iceland has some of the world's maximum levels of financial freedoms as well as social freedoms. As of 2007, Iceland is the most residential country in the world with fellow Nordic country Norway according to the Human growth Index and one of the most unrestricted, according to the result provided by the Gini coefficient. It is also the fourth most creative country per capita. Icelanders have a rich culture and tradition.

The first people thought to have inhabited Iceland were Irish monks or hermits who came in the eighth century, but left with the arrival of Norsemen, who systematically established Iceland in the period circa AD 870-930. Iceland during World War II attached Denmark in asserting impartiality. After the German profession of Denmark on April 9, 1940, Iceland's parliament confirmed that the Icelandic government should assume the Danish king's authority and take control over foreign relationships and other matters before handled by Denmark on behalf of Iceland. There are seventy-nine municipalities in Iceland which administrate local matters like schools, transportation and zoning. These are the real second-level subdivisions of Iceland, as the constituencies have no consequence excluding in elections and for statistical purposes

Iceland maintains tactful and marketable relations with virtually all nations, but its ties with the Nordic countries, Germany, the US, and the other NATO nations are mainly close. Icelanders remain particularly proud of the role Iceland played in hosting the extraordinary 1986 Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Reykjavík, which set the stage for the end of the Cold War. The neighboring living language to Icelandic is Faroese. Icelandic culture has its heritage in Nosocietiesrse customs. Icelandic literature is well-liked, in picky the sagas and eddas which were written about the time of the island’s decision. Most national Icelandic foods are based approximately fish, mutton and dairy products. Þorramatur is a national food consisting of many serving dishes and is usually consumed around the month of Þorri. The modern Icelandic diet is very varied, and includes cuisines from all over the world. Similar to in other Western , fast food restaurants are extensive.