ocr: ICELAND 4 Official Name: Republic ofIceland Capital: Reykjavik Population: 300,000 Currency: New Icelandic lrona Official language: Icelandic strait Iceland has a strategiclocationin the Atlantic, EUROPE'S just WESTERNMOST of the COUNTRY, -re VORWEGIAN SEA North south Arctic Circle. Its position, on the rift where the North American and Europea an continental plates are pulling apart, accounts for: its 200 volcanoes and its numerous geysers Mureyri and solfataras. Previously a Danish possession, Iceland became fully independent in 1944. Most where settlements ports are along remainice-free the ...
