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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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The latest data from Statistics Iceland shows that immigrants in Iceland numbered 25,926 on January 1, 2013, making up 8.1 percent of the total population.
Photo: Páll Kjartansson/Iceland Review.
The number of children born to two immigrant parents (second generation immigrants) increased from 2,876 to 3,204 in 2013 and when added to the number of immigrants account for 9.1 percent of the total population.
The West Fjords has the highest proportion of immigrants and children to immigrant parents, 12.7 percent, and Northwest Iceland has the lowest proportion, 4.3 percent.
Immigrants from Poland made up the largest group of immigrants, 9,371, or 36.1 percent, followed by immigrants from Lithuania and the Philippines, who make up 5.5 and 5.4 percent of the total immigrant population.
A total of 413 individuals were granted Icelandic citizenship in 2012, compared to 370 in 2011, most of whom were of European origin.
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The exchange of power in Iceland took place yesterday when the government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson formally took over from that of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and ministers exchange keys.
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Mountaineer Leifur Örn Svavarsson became the first Icelander to reach the peak of Everest, the world’s highest mountain, by the North Face from Tibet just before sunrise yesterday morning.
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Iceland’s new government formally took power today following a state council meeting at Bessastaðir, the presidential residence.
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One of the last tasks of Steingrímur J. Sigfússon while in office as minister of industries and innovation was to issue a regulation on Monday extending the reserve for whales in Faxaflói bay, off Reykjavík in Southwest Iceland. The regulation took affect at midnight.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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