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Re:Iceland and its medieval past by aitait on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @09:38AM (#24638564)
"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-eu...

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Re:Iceland and its medieval past by hef19898 on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @10:33AM (#24639098)
Well, for starters they have loads of energy. And fishing.

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Re:Iceland and its medieval past by aitait on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @05:15PM (#24643947)
Ok. 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.
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Re:Iceland and its medieval past by kyuudou on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @06:16PM (#24644649)
Sorry 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.
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Re:Iceland and its medieval past by bookofjoe on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @12:46PM (#24640729)
bangers!
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