《冰岛英文介绍》PPT课件.ppt

1、,The Republic of Iceland,FINISHED BY : SHELDON CATHY,The content,Geography, Demographics, History and Culture, Government And Politics,Basic information, Country Name: The Republic of Iceland The Flag: The national Emblem:, The national Anthem: Capital: Reykjavik The national Bird:,Gyrfalcon,Geograp

2、hy,Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland, is located in the North Atlantic Ocean just south of the Arctic Circle, which passes through the small island of Grmsey off Icelands northern coast, but not through mainland Iceland.,Iceland,Demograpgics,The number of the nations population is 319 ,000

3、.Most of them areIcelanders. The official language isIcelandic,English is used as acommon language.Nearly85.4%ofpeople believe inthe ChristianLutheran.,Language, The official language isIcelandic. English is used as acommon language. Icelandersuse Englishmore frequently thanthe other Nordiccountries

4、.Icelanders arealwaystalent forlearning languages, manyIcelanders canalso speakDanish, Norwegian,Germanand many otherlanguages except English.,History, In the late 8th century, Irish monksfirstmoved toIceland. In the second half of 9th century, Norway began toimmigrant to Iceland. In 930, the Federa

5、lParliament andIceland was established. In 1262, Iceland yielded to Norway. In 1380, Norwayand Iceland are together dominated byDanish. In1904,Iceland gained an internalself-government.,History, On June 16 1944,the Union of Iceland and Dan was officially announced the dissolution .on the 17th ,the R

6、epublic of Icelandwas established., In 1918,Iceland andDansignedthe federallaw that requiredthe iceas a sovereignnation, butDanstillcontroledforeign affairs. In 1940,Denmarkwas occupied by Germany, The relationship between Danish and Iceland was interrupted.In the year, Britishstationed into Iceland

7、, And the American replaced the role ofthe Britishmilitaryin the next year., In 1918,Iceland andDansignedthe federallaw that requiredthe iceas a sovereignnation, butDanstillcontroledforeign affairs. In 1940,Denmarkwas occupied by Germany, The relationship between Danish and Iceland was interrupted.I

8、n the same year, Britishstationed into Iceland, and the American replaced the role ofthe Britishmilitaryin the next year. On June 16 1944,the Union of Iceland and Dan was officially announced the dissolution .on the 17th ,the Republic of Icelandwas established,History,Culture,Saga,this literary form

9、-only exists inIcelandand theNordic regions,is the Icelandic culturaltreasures., Icelandic love their Saga literature and the hero in the stories. Icelanders have their cherishment and protection on their own culture perfectly reflected in the language of their extreme emphasis on pure blood.,Icelan

10、dis the worldslargest country inHot Springs, so it is calledCountry of Ice and Hot.There are many spots of beautiful landscapein Iceland,it is definitely agood choice fortravel.,Natural scenery,Blue Lagoon, Iceland,Gullfoss Waterfall, Iceland,Strokkur,Jokulsarlon, Vatnajokull,VIK,Climate,Icelandis a

11、 coolmaritime climate,the climate is changeable in the almost whole country. Due to theGulf Streaminfluence, the climate is milder compared withthe same latitudeplaces. In summer,sunshine is long while it is especially short in winter.Aurora is visible in autumn andearly winter.,Government,President

12、: Olafur R. Grimsson,Prime Minister: JingleiHaugesund,Administrative divisions:country is divided into23provinces,21municipalitiesand203parishes.,Main political parties:Social Democratic Alliance Left Green Movement Independence Party,Foreign affairs As amember of NATO,it is the heart ofIcelandsforeign policy to cooperatewith the United Statesand to maintain good relationship withcountriesacross the Atl