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Iceland Holidays for 2011, 2012

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Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland (Icelandic: Lýðveldið Ísland) is a country in northern Europe, comprising the island of Iceland and its outlying islets in the North Atlantic Ocean between the rest of Europe and Greenland. Government – Parliamentary republic. President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson. Official language – Icelandic.

Iceland has a free market economy with relatively low taxes compared to other OECD countries, while maintaining a Nordic welfare system providing universal health care and tertiary education for its citizens. In recent years, Iceland has been one of the wealthiest and most developed nations in the world. In 2010, it was ranked as the 14th most developed country in the world by the United Nations' Human Development Index, and the fourth most productive country per capita.

Reykjavik – the capital and the largest city. Main industries – fish processing; aluminum smelting, ferrosilicon production; geothermal power, tourism.

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Human Development Index 2007/2008 rankings for Iceland is 0.968 (1st, the highest) in High Human Development countries. Currency – Icelandic króna (ISK). Trade organisations – WTO, EFTA, OECD, EEA. Inflation rate (CPI) of Iceland – 2,61% (11'2010)

"Business Day" refers to Monday through Friday (Weekend: Saturday and Sunday). Time Zone: GMT (UTC+0).

Holidays 20112012
New Year's Day January 1 January 1
banks are closedJanuary 2 January 2
Maundy Thursday
The Thursday before Easter Sunday
(Catholic or protestant )
April 21April 5
Good Friday
(Catholic or protestant )
April 22 April 6
Easter Monday
(Catholic or protestant )
April 25April 9
Labor Day/May Day
May 1May 1
Ascension (Catholic or protestant )
40 days after Easter, Thursday
May 19May 17
Whit Monday
(7 weeks after Easter Monday)
(Catholic or protestant )
June 13May 28
Proclamation of the Republic
(Independence from Denmark in 1944)
National Day
June 17 June 17
Commerce Day (the date changes)August 1 August 6
Christmas Eve (1/2 day)December 24 December 24
Christmas Day (Catholic or protestant )December 25 December 25
St. Stephen's Day banks are closedDecember 26 December 26
New Year's Eve (1/2 day)December 31 December 31

 

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