The Republic of Iceland (Icelandic: Lýðveldið Ísland) is a borderless country in the northern Atlantic Ocean between Greenland, Norway, and the British Isles.
Iceland remained one of the world's last larger islands uninhabited by humans until it was discovered and settled by Norse immigrants from Western Norway in the late 9th century.
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.
Iceland remained one of the world's last larger islands uninhabited by humans, until it was first settled by Scandinavian and Celtic immigrants during the late 9th and 10th century.
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.
Icelanders enjoy freedom of religion as stated by the, however church and state are not separated and the Church of Iceland, a Lutheran body, is the state church.
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