As we can see, in 1950 Iceland is full
of vitality, because most people are in
the age from 0 to 30 years old which is
the golden age.
of vitality, because most people are in
the age from 0 to 30 years old which is
the golden age.
From the graph of population of Iceland in 2010. We can see the average ages started to increase, number of people from age 35- 50 increaced. Just like the financial crisis, does it mean Iceland began to decline? Though it passed the crisis this time, will it savely passed the next climacteric?
Here is the population distribution map for Iceland. The total land area of Iceland is 103,001 square kilometers. There are total 315,300 people in Iceland. Most of them are icelanders and belong to germanic family. Iceland is the official language. English is the universal language. 85.4% of the residents Lutheran christian. From the map, we can easily find that there are many area is actually useless, no one is living there.
Settlement process of Iceland
Iceland has maintained 300 years of independence, but ruled by Norway and Denmark after. Before Denmark - Norway union broke up based on treaty of Kiel, Iceland was Norway's colony. Since then become a vassal of Denmark. In 1874, the Danish government give Iceland limited autonomy. In 1918, Iceland obtained independence and sovereignty similar to protectorate, but Denmark still retain the power in diplomacy and defense. In 1940, during World War II, Nazi Germany occupied Denmark. The same year, the Allies occupied Iceland. The king of Denmark still maintain the domination until the establishment of Republic Of Iceland in 1944.
Land Utilization of Iceland Agricultural areas cover 2.4 % of the country and are classified into Pastures (97 %), very small patches of non-irrigated arable land and into land under Complex Cultivation Patterns (1).
Between 2000 and 2006, some 0.62 % of Iceland changed its land cover types. The most prominent changes occured in forests and semi-natural surfaces. The largest land cover change is the retreat of glaciers in the last years because of global warming. Between 2000 and 2006 the glaciers shrank by 180 km2 or 1.63 % which is an annual reduction of 0.27 % |
5 Turning Point Of Iceland
- The immigration of Scandinavia and Celtic in ninth and tenth Century to Iceland - Before, Iceland was the last uninhabited island in the world except New Zealand.
- The development of fishery-Hired 8% of the labor population
- Ice Dan parliament officially disbanded in Jun 16, 1944. Established Republic of Iceland in Jun 17, 1944.
- Joined Un In 1946
- Joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1949