write an essay on the land of ice and snow
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Around 98% of Antarctica is covered with ice. Iceland is known as the land of ice and snow. Reykjavik is the capital and the largest city of Iceland. The climate is relatively mild and humid in the west and south. Only about one fourth of the island is habitable and practically all the larger inhabited places are located on the coast. Almost all of the Icelanders are literate, they read more books per capita as compared to other nations. Because they do not go out much so they spend most of their time reading.
Talking about the land of ice and snow, it is about 15% productive, but agriculture, cultivating hay, potatoes are restricted less than 1% of the total area. Fruits and vegetables are grown in greenhouses. There are extensive grazing lands, which are used for sheep raising, horses and cattle.
More than half of the Iceland's gross national product comes from the communication, trade and service industries. About 90% of the houses are heated by geothermal energy.
Iceland is governed under the constitution of 1944 as amended. The president, who is the head of of state. The head of government is the prime minister and legislature is the unicameral Althing, whose 63 members are popularly elected to four-year terms.