Iceland is an island in the North Atlantic. It is near Greenland and Norway, but it is part of Europe. This country has a population of about a quarter of a million people. Most of the people live in towns. Reykjavik is the capital and the largest city.Iceland is not as cold as name sounds. The temperature in January in Reykjavik is the same as in New York City. Icelanders speak Icelandic, which is similar to German, but 99% of Icelanders also speak English.Icelanders are the hardest workers in Europe. They work the longest hours. Many people have two or three jobs, and children work during school vacations. Icelanders work hard because life is very expensive and they want high quality of life. Iceland is the most expensive country in Europe. Iceland machines. Many of these things has a lot of fish, but doesn't make cars or come from other countries. That is why they are expensive.