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|align="center"|'''THE ICELAND COAT OF ARMS'''<br>[[file:Coat of arms of Iceland.svgg|336px]] | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:Iceland-globe-map.jpg|336px]]<br>Location of Iceland within the continent of [[Europe]] | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:Map of Iceland.svg|336px]]<br>Map of Iceland | |||
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|align="center"|[[file:Animated-Flag-Iceland.gif|336px]]<br>Flag Description of Iceland:The flag of Iceland was officially adopted on June 19, 1915. | |||
The cross design is modeled after the Danish flag. The color red is said to symbolize the island's active volcanoes; white the ice and snow that covers most of the country, and blue is symbolic of the surrounding Atlantic Ocean. | |||
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'''Official name''' Lýdhveldidh Ísland (Republic of Iceland)<br> | |||
'''Form of government''' unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (Althingi, or Parliament [63])<br> | '''Form of government''' unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (Althingi, or Parliament [63])<br> | ||
'''Head of state''' President: Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson<br> | '''Head of state''' President: Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson<br> | ||