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'''Iceland '''is a [liberal](Liberalism "wikilink")
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[capitalist](Capitalism "wikilink") [state](List_of_States "wikilink")
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in Western Europe near [Norway](Norway "wikilink"), the
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[UK](United_Kingdom "wikilink") and [Greenland](Greenland "wikilink").
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It's generally regarded as one of the most progressive countries in the
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world.
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## Positives and Negatives
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### Positives
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- Iceland has the highest rate of [trade union membership in the
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world](States_by_Trade_Union_Membership "wikilink").
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- Iceland is considered the most peaceful country in the world, with
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low violent crime and participation in no wars in the 20th and 21st
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century, except for [World War II](World_War_II "wikilink").
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- Iceland follows the [Nordic Model](Nordic_Model "wikilink") and
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provides universal health care and free education for its citizens.
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- Iceland has no military except for a lightly armed coast guard.
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- Iceland runs almost completely on renewable energy.
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### Negatives
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- The Icelandic government has repeatedly promised to pull out of
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NATO, but has failed to deliver on said promise.
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- Iceland had major issues of corruption and abuse by the finance
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sector which led to a revolution in 2009.
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- Iceland has a very famous case of [police
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misconduct](Police_Misconduct "wikilink") - The [Reykjavik
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Confessions](Reykjavik_Confessions "wikilink") |