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"For a long time, this volcanic island was one of Europe’s poorest countries, as only a small portion of the land is suitable for agricultural use and Iceland p
by aitait 6y ago
"For a long time, this volcanic island was one of Europe’s poorest countries, as only a small portion of the land is suitable for agricultural use and Iceland possesses virtually no natural resources. Thus, Iceland never developed into an industrial nation – the prosperity it achieved toward the end of the 20th century was due to the country’s booming services sector."
https://www.erih.net/how-it-started/industrial-history-of-european-countries/iceland/ https://www.erih.net/how-it-started/industrial-history-of-eu...
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- hef19898 6y agoWell, for starters they have loads of energy. And fishing. Regarding the overall tone of your two post, you should refer to the site guidelines.
- aitait 6y agoOk. But you have not read my post. Yes, they have energy but only recently. They skipped coal and gas and the industrialization that goes with it.
- bookofjoe 6y agobangers!
- kyuudou 6y agoSorry about the weak attempt at Trekkie humor. I happen to think highly of Iceland! Particularly their punishing of bankers back in 2008. I thought about citizenship solely because of that.