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STAT	Iceland	New Zealand
First human settlement > Date	874 AD	1250–1300 AD
First human settlement > Notes	Ingólfr Arnarson , the first known Norse settler, built his homestead in Reykjavík this year, though Norse or Hiberno-Scottish monks might have arrived up to two hundred years earlier.	Though some researchers suggest settlements as early as 50–150 AD, that later went extinct, it is generally accepted that the islands were permanently settled by Eastern Polynesians (the ancestors of the Māori ) who arrived about 1250–1300 AD.
First human settlement > Place	Reykjavík	Wairau Bar
Full name	Republic of Iceland	New Zealand
Land border length	0.0 Ranked 162nd.	0.0 Ranked 180th.
National anthems	Lofs\u00f6ngur ( Hymn )	God Defend New Zealand
Neighboring countries and territories	Faroe Islands ( Denmark ) (M) Greenland ( Denmark ) (M) Jan Mayen ( Norway ) (M)	Australia (M) Fiji (M) Tonga (M) Norfolk Island ( Australia ) (M)
Overview	<p>A sparsely-populated North Atlantic island, Iceland is famous for its hot springs, geysers and active volcanoes. Lava fields cover much of the land and hot water is pumped from under the ground to supply much of the country&#039;s heating.</p> <p>Iceland became an independent republic in 1944 and went on to become one of the world&#039;s most prosperous economies. However, the collapse of the banking system in 2008 exposed that prosperity as having been built on a dangerously vulnerable economic model.</p> <p>The affluence enjoyed by Icelanders before 2008 initially rested on the fishing industry, but with the gradual contraction of this sector the Icelandic economy developed into new areas.</p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17383525">Full Article</a>	<p>New Zealand is a wealthy Pacific nation dominated by two cultural groups: New Zealanders of European descent; and the Maori, the descendants of Polynesian settlers. </p> <p>It is made up of two main islands and numerous smaller ones: the North Island (known as Te Ika-a-Maui in Maori) is the more populous of the two, and is separated by the Cook Strait from the somewhat larger but much less populated South Island (or Te Waipounamu).</p> <p>Agriculture is the economic mainstay, but manufacturing and tourism are important and there is a world-class film industry. </p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15357770">Full Article</a>

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