7 Lesser-Known Details About The World's Most Peaceful Country In The World

According to Financial Express, the Althing in Reykjavik, Iceland, is the oldest functioning parliament in the world and is over a thousand years old. 

 

The country is located near the Arctic Circle, resulting in long summer days and dark winter nights. Iceland experiences up to 23 hours of darkness during December and 22 to 24 hours of daylight in June. This gives rise to the experience of the ‘midnight sun’. 

There are over a hundred volcanoes across the country and more than 30 are currently active, as per BBC. 

Iceland discontinued its standing army in 1869, and per reports, its Crisis Response Unit functions as a military expeditionary peacekeeping force. 

Iceland is the home to many volcanoes and interestingly one can enter into the magma chamber of a dormant volcano in the country. 

Iceland has a very unique museum, as per Guide to Iceland, the Museum of Sorcery and Witchcraft, is situated in in Hólmavík village, on the east side of the Westfjords Region of the country.

Hotdogs in Iceland are not mere snacks, the natives there have a special place in their hearts for it. There are many stalls and snack carts across the country that sell the snacks. 

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