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Iceland is known as the "Land of Ice and Fire" because its underground is filled with hot magma and there are vast ice fields on the ground. And because it is located in a corner of the Atlantic Ocean and close to the Arctic Circle, it has received little attention from the world and is jokingly called "the place forgotten by God." Despite this, this sparsely populated island country has many world firsts, such as the creation of the oldest democratically elected parliament in Europe and the world. Its per capita freshwater resources, hydropower and geothermal resource usage ratios are among the highest in the world. This book comprehensively and systematically introduces all aspects of Iceland's politics, history, economy, society, culture, and diplomacy.