Iceland does not have a railway system.
100 Mind-Blowing Iceland Facts
Tirana, the capital of Albania, has a lot of things in common with other European capitals – except one. It’s one of the few capitals without a McDonald’s, along with Vatican City Reykjavik, Iceland, and Podgorica, Montenegro.
Iceland was chosen as the training ground for Apollo astronauts because it was the most “moonlike” surface.
There are more people in the U.K. than in Canada, Australia, Norway, and Iceland combined. The UK population is over 65 million.
Iceland has a dating app that stops you from hooking up with your cousin.
Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and the Isle of Man all have claims to have the oldest parliament in history, all of which were founded in the 9th and 10th centuries.
In 2014, a missing woman on a vacation in Iceland was found in a search party for herself. A missing tourist in the Eldgja Canyon was found in the search party tasked to locate her. She was last seen on the tour bus nearing the volcanic canyon. However, when she changed out of her clothes, she was reported missing. The search progressed from evening until the wee hours of the morning. The tourist group – and likely the tourist herself – were in for the surprise of their lives when they found the missing person in the search party itself.
Several people residing in Iceland believe in elves. A survey conducted at the University of Iceland found that 62% of residents believe in elves. This is mainly due to the country’s elf history which dates back to the Viking era.
A volcanic eruption once killed 80% of the Earth’s sheep. When the Laki volcanic fissure in Southern Iceland erupted for eight months in 1783, it killed off 80% of the sheep in the world. Additionally, roughly 25% of the world’s human population died.
In 1998, more than 50% of Iceland’s population believed in the existence of elves.
There are ice caves in Iceland that have hot springs.
71% of people in Iceland have a Costco membership. With just under 357,000 people, Iceland is far from being an overly-populated country. That means that there are around 253,000 Icelanders with access to the members-only wholesale retailer. While this is far less than the number of members in the US, there’s only one Costco store in the entire country!
In 2014, a missing woman on vacation in Iceland was found when it was discovered that she was in the search party looking for herself.
As of 1998, over 50% of Iceland’s population believed in the existence of elves.