With close to 314,000 native speakers, Icelandic is the official language of Iceland. It is a West Germanic language and has close relations to Faroese and Western Norwegian. The language is also spoken by significant communities in Denmark, the United States, and Canada. Icelandic is considered to be a more ‘conservative language’ than other West Germanic languages.

The written form of the language hasn’t undergone significant changes over centuries. This makes it easy for readers of Icelandic to also comprehend Old Norse, which was the language of the Germanic people from the 7th to 15th century. Icelandic translation services can help businesses improve their reach in the country.

With an economy significantly dominated by tourism, Iceland is a high-income advanced economy. The country has one of the world’s highest ranks in economic freedom. The country has also consistently maintained a top position in the Human Development Index. Tourism is Iceland’s largest export sector and accounted for nearly 10% of its GDP in 2017. It is also one of the world’s largest electricity producers per capita.

With a highly export-oriented economy, goods exports are dominated by marine products. Aluminum, machinery and electronic equipment, ferrosilicon alloys, medical products, and agricultural products are some of the other major export industries. Icelandic to English and English to Icelandic translation services will aid businesses that seek trade with this European economy.  

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