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Iceland
Iceland Geography and Culture
Iceland is a Nordic country located in the north Atlantic, an island nation that is sparsely populated, with the majority of its inhabitants living in or around its capital, Reykjavik. It is famous for its hot springs (like the Blue Lagoon), geysers and active volcanoes. Lava fields cover a lot of the land and hot water is pumped from under the ground to supply much of the country’s heating.
Icelandic culture is founded upon its Scandinavian heritage, with most of its inhabitants descended from Norse and Gaelic settlers. The language is North Germanic and descended from Old West Norse and Faroese. Iceland is a wealthy country with a market economy that provides for its citizens via a Nordic-style welfare system.
Icelandic cuisine includes traditional dishes skyr (a thick yogurt), hákarl (cured shark), cured ram, singed sheep heads, and black pudding, Flatkaka (flat bread), dried fish and dark rye bread traditionally baked in the ground in geothermal areas, as well as Puffin, a local bird and delicacy that is often prepared through broiling.
| 2021 | |
| April 1 | Maundy Thursday |
| April 2 | Good Friday |
| April 4 | Easter Sunday |
| April 5 | Easter Monday |
| April 22 | First Day of Summer |
| May 1 | Labour Day |
| May 13 | Ascension Day |
| May 23 | Whit Sunday |
| May 24 | Whit Monday |
| June 17 | Icelandic Republic Day |
| August 2 | Commerce Day |
| December 24 | Christmas Eve (from noon) |
| December 25 | Christmas Day |
| December 26 | Second Day of Christmas |
| December 31 | New Year’s Eve (from noon) |
- ehf. einkahlutafélag
- einstaklingsfyrirtæki
- hf. hlutafélag
- ohf. opinbert hlutafélag
- saf. samlagsfélag
- sv. samvinnufélag
- sf. sameignarfélag
- sfs. sjálfseignarstofnun
- Corporate Tax: 20%
- Income Tax (Lowest Marginal Rate): 0% (On income up to 152.807 ISK)
- Income Tax (Highest Marginal Rate): 46%
- VAT/GST/Sales Tax: 24% (standard rate), 11% (reduced rate)
- Allied Irish Banks (Commercial Bank)
- Bank of Ireland (Commercial Bank)
- KBC Bank Ireland (formerly IIB Bank) (Commercial Bank)
- Permanent TSB (Commercial Bank)
- Ulster Bank (Commercial Bank)
- Arion Bank (Commercial Bank)
- Kvika Banki (Commercial Bank)
- Landsbankinn hf. (Commercial Bank)
- Íslandsbanki hf. (Commercial Bank)
- Sparisjóður Austurlands hf (State Bank)
- Sparisjóður Höfðhverfinga ses. (State Bank)
- Sparisjóður Strandamanna ses. (State Bank)
- Sparisjóður Suður-Þingeyinga ses. (State Bank)
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