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Photos of Iceland

Laki is a volcanic fissure in the western part of Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland, not far from the small village of Kirkjubæjarklaustur. The fissure is properly referred to as Lakagígar -- Laki is a mountain that the fissure bisects.

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Median age

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Tobacco use

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Real GDP per capita

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Labor force

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Unemployment rate

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Public debt

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Current account balance

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Merchant marine

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