Iceland Facts That Sets It Apart From Other Countries

Published on 01/17/2025
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Iceland’s National Sport

Icelanders enjoy a wide variety of sports, including volleyball and football, but handball is their favorite. Handball, the national sport of Iceland, is a game in which two teams compete to score by kicking the ball into the opposing goal. Iceland’s national team won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Iceland's National Sport

Iceland’s National Sport

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Icelanders And Their Books

It is evident that Iceland places a great emphasis on literature given that it is a country of avid readers of books and magazines. Iceland may take pride in having a large number of published authors and a long-standing reading culture that dates back to the 13th century. Iceland produces more writers per capita than any other country in the world, with one in ten people writing a book in their lifetime.

Icelanders And Their Books

Icelanders And Their Books

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