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According to the Constitution of June 17, 1944, Iceland is a unitary republic of a presidential type. Head of State is the President of the Republic, elected for 4 years by universal suffrage like Parliament (Althing), with which it holds legislative power and which is divided into the Lower and Upper Houses, or Senate. Executive power is exercised by the president and the government, who are presidential nominated. The judicial system is based on the European continental system, with three levels of judgment. The highest of them is represented by the Supreme Court based in Reykjavík. Supreme Court judges are appointed for life by the President of the Republic. The death penalty was abolished in 1928. After Iceland’s declaration of national sovereignty (1944), the end of the Second World War and the beginning of the Cold War, the external defense of the island was managed by the USA. which are still present. For this reason, Iceland does not participate in the Western European Armaments Group (WEAG), an advisory body within NATO, which includes 19 European countries. As regards the education sector, the first legislation was promulgated in 1907 and with it the compulsory schooling up to 14 years was imposed (in 1946 the term was moved to 15 years). With the exception of the capital, given the low population density, the system of itinerant teachers has spread between 2 or 3 countries. To avoid the drawbacks of this system, in some cases school boarding schools have been established. The school system includes primary, secondary and higher levels. Education is compulsory and free for all children aged 7 to 16. Primary school starts at the age of 7 and lasts for six years. The secondary includes two cycles, one of three years and a second of four; at the end of this cycle it is possible to access higher education. Iceland has four higher education institutions. These take place in the University of Reykjavík (1911) and in some high schools. According to COUNTRYAAH, Iceland is a nation in Northern Europe, the capital city of which is Reykjavik. The latest population of Iceland is 341,254. MYSTERYAROUND: Lists and descriptions of main religions and beliefs in Iceland, including religion demographics and statistics on Christianity, Islam, Judaism, etc.
CLIMATE
Subjected to polar and Atlantic influences, the island has a cold temperate oceanic climate; summers are therefore very cool (with average values ​​of 10-11 ºC) while winters, despite the latitude, are rather mild (averages around 0 ºC). The polar influences, predominant in the North and in the center of the country, determine in this area more rigid winters, very short summers and scarce rains (400 mm per year); on the other hand, in the southern regions, the S and SW winds mitigate the temperatures and bring abundant rainfall, up to 1200 mm per year. The Gulf Stream contributes to accentuating the contrast between the northern and southern sections of the country, which with some branches laps the western and southern coasts where above all it raises the winter temperatures, but also causes dense and persistent fogs.