What Is Life Really Like In Iceland?
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In May 2016, the United Nations released its annual World Happiness Report, which ranksmore than 150 countries according to their quality of life. Perhaps surprisingly, thetiny nordic country of Iceland ranked higher than nearly every nation on this list, despiteits isolation, extreme weather and long, dark winters. So, what is life like in Iceland,and why are Icelandic people so happy?Well, in just about every sense, Iceland is small. At just under 40 thousand square miles,the entire country could fit inside the US state of Kentucky. Iceland’s populationof just over 300 thousand is extremely homogeneous, with nearly 95 percent ethnic Icelandic. Abouttwo thirds of its people live in or around the capital, Reykjavik, which ranks as oneof the safest, cleanest, and most eco-f...
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In May 2016, the United Nations released its annual World Happiness Report, which ranksmore than 150 countries according to their quality of life. Perhaps surprisingly, thetiny nordic country of Iceland ranked higher than nearly every nation on this list, despiteits isolation, extreme weather and long, dark winters. So, what is life like in Iceland,and why are Icelandic people so happy?Well, in just about every sense, Iceland is small. At just under 40 thousand square miles,the entire country could fit inside the US state of Kentucky. Iceland’s populationof just over 300 thousand is extremely homogeneous, with nearly 95 percent ethnic Icelandic. Abouttwo thirds of its people live in or around the capital, Reykjavik, which ranks as oneof the safest, cleanest, and most eco-f...
