One in 10 Icelanders will publish a book in their lifetime.

Iceland has around 100 towns/villages, but over 120 swimming pools

Iceland has more population of sheep than inhabitiants

The colors of the Icelandic flag represent water, fire and ice

Iceland has 24 hours of daylight each day during the months of May - July

"The Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin is about Iceland

Iceland's Alþingi (Althingi) is the oldest surviving parliament in the world

Beer was not allowed in Iceland until 1989

Iceland does not have a military force

Iceland only has about 4-5 hours of sunlight per day in December - January

Iceland was the last place on earth to be settled by humans

Almost 100% of electricity in Iceland is provided by renewable green energy hydro- and geothermal power plants