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	Foreign relations of Iceland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Iceland maintains diplomatic and commercial relations with practically all nations, but its ties with other Nordic states, with the US, and with the other NATO nations are particularly close.
		Icelanders remain especially proud of the role Iceland played in hosting the historic 1986 Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Reykjavík, which set the stage for the end of the Cold War.
		Iceland also is the greatest Nordic contributor per capita to NATO-led troops in Bosnia and Kosovo, to police in Bosnia, and to Bosnia/Kosovo reconstruction, resettlement, and relief.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Iceland (358 words)

	Why War? Keywords: Iceland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Iceland was first settled by Norwegians and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th century.
		Iceland has many geysers (itself an Icelandic word) and the widespread availability of geothermal power means residents of most towns have hot water and home heat for a low price.
		The language spoken is Icelandic, a Scandinavian language, and the religion is predominantly Lutheran.
	www.why-war.com /encyclopedia/places/Iceland (804 words)

	Iceland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland (Icelandic: Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland) is an island nation, a volcanic island in the northern Atlantic Ocean between Greenland, Norway, Ireland, Scotland and the Faroe Islands.
		Iceland was one of the last large islands uninhabited by humans until it was discovered and settled by immigrants from Scandinavia, Gaels from Ireland and Scotland, and Picts during the 9th and 10th centuries.
		Icelanders enjoy freedom of religion as stated by the constitution; however, church and state are not separated and the Church of Iceland, a Lutheran body, is the state church.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Iceland (3232 words)

	1939: Iceland - Archive Article - MSN Encarta
		Iceland, an independent island State, is situated between Great Britain and Greenland, bounded south by the Atlantic Ocean and north by the Arctic Ocean at the southern edge of the Arctic Circle.
		The State of Iceland is joined with the State of Denmark under one King: Christian X. The King exercises through his ministry an executive power; and a Parliament, called Althing, shares with the Sovereign legislative power.
		On March 22, a report was circulated that Germany was seeking an air base on Iceland, and a German delegation from the Deutsche Lufthansa began negotiations for an air field on the Island for their north Atlantic route.
	encarta.msn.com /sidebar_461501288/1939_Iceland.html (342 words)

	The EU's relations with Iceland - Overview
		Iceland came under the rule of the Norwegian monarchy in 1262, and was transferred to the Danish crown in 1380.
		Iceland is an associate member of the Schengen agreement since 2000.This association entails cooperation in the field of justice and home affairs.
		Iceland is the 11th largest fishing nation in the world and the marine sector is the backbone of Icelandic export activity.
	ec.europa.eu /comm/external_relations/iceland/intro (2187 words)

	Iceland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Republic of Iceland (Icelandic: Lýðveldið Ísland) is a borderless nation in the northern Atlantic Ocean, located between Greenland and Scotland, northwest of the Faroe Islands.
		Iceland remained independent for over 300 years, and was subsequently ruled by Norway and Denmark, formally as a Norwegian crown colony until 1814 when the united kingdoms of Denmark and Norway were separated by the treaty of Kiel, and Iceland was kept by Denmark as a dependency.
		Iceland has a Coast Guard (Landhelgisgæslan) and a SWAT team which is called Víkingasveitin (Viking Squad) and is under the command of the Reykjavík chief of police.
	iceland.kiwiki.homeip.net (1590 words)

	Iceland (03/06)
		Iceland is a volcanic island in the North Atlantic Ocean east of Greenland and immediately south of the Arctic Circle.
		Iceland is exploring the feasibility of exporting hydroelectric energy via submarine cable to mainland Europe and also actively seeks to expand its power-intensive industries, particularly aluminum smelting plants.
		Iceland maintains diplomatic and commercial relations with practically all nations, but its ties with other Nordic states, with the U.S., and with the other NATO member states are particularly close.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3396.htm (3754 words)

	Cod War -
		The Cod Wars (also called the Iceland Cod Wars) were a series of confrontations between the United Kingdom and Iceland over Iceland's claims of authority over tracts of ocean off their coastline as being their exclusive fishery zone.
		It began as soon as a new Icelandic law that expanded the Icelandic fishery zone from 4 nautical miles (nm) to 12 nm (from 7.4 to 22.2 km), came into force at midnight of 1 September.
		During this war, the Icelandic Coast Guard started to use the infamous net cutters, which proved so effective that they are often considered the key to the Icelandic victory.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Cod_War (1867 words)

	Iceland -
		Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland (Icelandic: Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland) is a island nation, a volcanic island in the northern Atlantic Ocean between Greenland, Norway, Ireland, Scotland (Great Britain), and the Faroe Islands.
		Iceland was one of the last large islands largely uninhabited by humans until it was discovered and settled by immigrants from Scandinavia and from Ireland and Scotland during the 9th and 10th centuries.
		Erik the Red, or Eiríkr Þorvaldsson, was exiled from Iceland for manslaughter in 980, and set sail to explore the lands to the west.
	www.psychcentral.com /psypsych/Iceland (2965 words)

	Iceland.is - Gateway to Iceland
		Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe with an average about three inhabitants per square km.
		Almost four-fifths of the country are uninhabited and mostly uninhabitable, the population being concentrated in a narrow coastal belt, valleys and the southwest corner of the country.
		Iceland is closer than you think - and more fun than you ever dreamt of.
	www.iceland.is (156 words)

	President of Iceland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The President of Iceland (Icelandic: Forseti Íslands) is Iceland's elected head of state.
		The president is elected to a four-year term by universal adult suffrage and has limited powers.
		The current incumbent is Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson who was re-elected in the 2004 presidential election, having been first elected in 1996.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_Iceland (138 words)

	Lithuania - Foreign Relations
		Lithuania's sole foreign policy concern in 1990 was to gain international recognition of the restored Lithuanian state.
		Although diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in 1991, Russia did not send an ambassador to Lithuania until 1992, and Lithuania reciprocated only in March 1993.
		Relations between Vilnius and Moscow were often unsettled by press reports of violations of Lithuanian airspace throughout the first half of the 1990s.
	countrystudies.us /lithuania/25.htm (1093 words)

	Iceland - Gurupedia
		Limited home rule was granted by the Danish government in 1874, and protectorate like independence and sovereignty over domestic matters followed in 1918, foreign relations and defense remained in the authority of the Danish and the Danish king remained the sovereign of the nation until 1944, when republic was founded.
		Today Iceland is split up between 26 Magistrates that are the highest authority over the local police (except in Reykjavík where there is a special office of police commissioner) and carry out administrative functions such as declaring bankruptcy and marrying people outside of the church.
		Unlike neighbouring Greenland, Iceland is considered to be a part of Europe, not of America.
	www.gurupedia.com /i/ic/iceland.htm (818 words)

	About SA - Foreign relations
		The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Aziz Pahad, and the Minister of Provincial and Local Government, Mr Sydney Mufamadi, represented South Africa at the SADC Council of Ministers Meeting in Arusha, Tanzania in March 2004.
		Bilateral relations between South Africa and Senegal are based mainly on the Senegalese Government's strong support for the African Renaissance initiative and NEPAD as well as strong commitment to the promotion of democracy and good governance.
		Relations with Brazil were given further impetus with the inaugural meeting of the South Africa-Brazil JBC in Brasilia in August 2002.
	www.info.gov.za /aboutsa/foreign.htm (12769 words)

	Iceland (08/05)
		The current government is a coalition of the conservative Independence Party (led by Foreign Minister David Oddsson) and the moderate Progressive Party (led by Prime Minister Halldor Asgrimsson).
		The two parties, which have been in coalition since the 1995 election, hold a majority in parliament, even though the IP lost some ground in the May 2003 election.
		Former Foreign Minister Asgrimsson took over as Prime Minister on September 15, 2004, as part of a post-election deal with the Independence Party, and Oddsson assumed the role of Foreign Minister.
	www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/i/50848.htm (3164 words)

	Iceland Population (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The island called Iceland, is considered, because of its population and history as forming a part of Europe, is situated in the North Atlantic Ocean.
		Icelandic - Population - in Iceland - Icelanders.
		Geography and Climate in Iceland Icelandic Air Transport System Educational System in Iceland Population in Iceland Industry Sectors in Iceland Investing in Iceland Tourism in Iceland...
	www.icelandtrekking.com /iceland-population.html (198 words)

	Richard Immerman's United States Foreign Relations Bibliography, 1918-1975
		Pipes, Richard, U.S.-Soviet Relations in the Era of Detente: A Tragedy of Errors, Boulder, CO, 1981.
		Dobson, Alan, Anglo-American Relations in the Twentieth Century: Of Friendship, Conflict, and the Rise and Decline of Superpowers, NY, 1995.
		Goedde, Petra, GIs and Germans: Culture, Gender, and Foreign Relations, 1945-1949, New Haven, 2003.
	astro.temple.edu /~rimmerma/461bib.html (15497 words)

	Iceland Products (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations of Iceland.
		The U.S. Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Iceland (NCTSI) is a link in the Defense Communications System (DCS) supporting the rapid dissemination of information products...
		Iceland, an island about the size of Kentucky, lies in the north Atlantic Ocean east of Greenland and...
	www.icelandtrekking.com /iceland-products.html (166 words)

	Ministry for Foreign Affairs
		6.4.2006 : The importance of the UN for Iceland
		Speech by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr.
		Geir H. Haarde, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik, Berlin.
	eng.utanrikisraduneyti.is (288 words)

	ipedia.com: Foreign relations of Iceland Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Conflict with Britain led to the so-called Cod War of 1975-76.
		That year, Iceland established its own commission--which the US does not recognize--along with Norway, Greenland, and the Faroes for the conservation, management, and study of marine mammals.
		Since then, Iceland has not resumed whaling but has asserted the right to do so, and in order to achieve that goal, has rejoined the IWC, in October 2002.
	www.ipedia.com /foreign_relations_of_iceland.html (332 words)

	Table of contents for Library of Congress control number 2003020219 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Table of contents for Iceland and European integration : on the edge / edited by Baldur Thorhallsson.
		Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog.
		Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Iceland Foreign relations Europe, Iceland Politics and government 20th century, European Union Iceland
	www.loc.gov /catdir/toc/ecip048/2003020219.html (91 words)

	GeographyIQ - World Atlas - Europe - Iceland - Relations with U.S.
		In celebration of the 1,000th anniversary in the year 2000 of Leif Erikssons voyage to North America, the United States established a volunteer binational working group to coordinate a number of millennium activities with the Government of Iceland and interested parties.
		These activities highlighted, among other areas, shared culture, scholarship and research, scientific discovery and exploration, pioneer legacy, and the strong defense relationship between the countries.
		People - Economy - Government and Political Conditions - Historical Highlights - Foreign Relations -
	www.geographyiq.com /countries/ic/Iceland_us_relations_summary.htm (241 words)

	GeographyIQ - World Atlas - Europe - Iceland - Foreign Relations
		World > Europe > Iceland> Foreign Relations (Notes)
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	www.geographyiq.com /countries/ic/Iceland_relations_summary.htm (500 words)

	Iceland - Country information - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
		Iceland - Country information - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
		Includes Heads of State, Prime Ministers, Foreign, Trade and Aid Ministers.
		The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade seeks your feedback on the information provided on Europe.
	www.dfat.gov.au /geo/iceland (96 words)

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