Iceland Facts

The country of Iceland has more writers, published books, and more readers per capita than anywhere else in the world.

Iceland is so safe that parents routinely leave their babies alone to nap outside in their strollers while they run errands.

Beer was illegal in Iceland until March 1, 1989. Now, the date is celebrated every year in Reykjavik as Bjordagur, or Beer Day.

World War II is referred to as “the blessed war” by many Icelanders because the war led to the country’s independence.

Iceland is the most depressed country in the world.

”Jolabokaflod” is a Christmas Eve tradition in Iceland where friends and family get together to exchange books. Then everyone reads together while eating chocolate and drinking hot cocoa.

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