Facts About Iceland That Make It Unlike Any Other Country

Iceland Doesn't Have an Army

Instead of relying on its own armed forces, Iceland depends on the defense capabilities of NATO. Iceland does, however, have a coast guard which has previously seen conflict during ‘The Cod Wars’ with the UK.

 

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Iceland emerged as the winner in this dispute over fishing rights, and ever since then, no one has dared challenge this fearsome Viking nation.

The Icelandic Language

The language of Iceland is basically a North Germanic language that's relatively unchanged from Old Norse and now it's called Icelandic. It has been spoken in Iceland for over a thousand years.

 

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Obviously, they have had to come up with new words for new inventions, like the computer, which is called a 'tolva' and actually translates into 'Numbers Witch.'