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Iceland

Iceland is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is near Greenland and Norway, but it is part of Europe. This country has a population of about a quarter of a million people. Most of the people live in towns. Reykjavik is the capital and largest city.
Iceland is not as cold as its name sounds. The temperature in January in Reykjavik is the same as in New York City. Icelanders speak Icelandic, which is smilar to German, but %99 of Icelanders also speak English.
Icelanders are the hardest workers in Europe. They work the longest hours. Many people have two or three jobs, and children work during school vacations. Icelanders work hard because life is very expensive and they want a high quality of life. Iceland is the most expensive country in Europe. Iceland has a lot of fish, but it doesn’t make cars or machines. Many of these things come from other countries. That is why they are expensive.
Icelanders have a great system for health and education. Health care and education are free. All children must go to school from age 6 to age 16. Every person in Iceland can read and write. Icelanders read a lot. Icelanders read more books than any other people in the world. Icelanders are healthy too. The air is clean in Iceland because people get natural hot water from the ground to heat their homes. With clean air and goog health system,Icelanders live long lives. Both men and women in Iceland live the longest lives of any people in the world.
Iceland is a great country. The air is clean. People live long.There almost no crime. Icelanders have a high quality of life, but they work hard.