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| | 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. |
 | | Iceland's old parliament, the Althing, has 63 members, who are elected by the population every four years. |
 | | Some famous Icelanders include pop singer Björk, avant-garde rock band Sigur Ros and novelist Halldór Laxness, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature in 1955. |
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