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{{Nation|common_name=Iceland|full_name=The Icelandic Federation|local_name=Ísland|flag=Flag_of_Icelandic_Federation.png|map=Locator Iceland.png|currency=Icelandic króna (ISK)|languages=Icelandic, Faroese|area=|government_type=Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy|population=|largest_city=Reykjavík|established=Organized April 17th
'''The Icelandic Federation''' (Icelandic: ''Sambandsríkið Ísland'') is an island country in the North Atlantic Ocean sitting Northwest of continental Europe. It encompasses two distinct geographical regions, the Faroe Islands and Iceland. Each of these are home to the Icelandic and Faroese, two separate but similar nationality groups, each with their own language. The Faroese language has a protected status within the federation, with its preservation and status as an official language being written into the constitution.
The Icelandic federation was established on May 2nd
The Icelandic Federation consists of two constituent states (Iceland and the Faroe Islands) which are divided into ''kjördæmi,'' meaning literally ‘voting area’ however is used to mean ‘constituency’. Each constituency is an Autonomous administrative region of Iceland, each with their own local government. A unitary parliament called the ''Alþingi'' acts as the supreme national parliament.
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The Danish royal family was reportedly upset with the loss of these territories, with the Kingdom of Denmark still claiming the Faroe Islands and Greenland as rightful royal territory to this day.
=== '''British Icelandic Territory (1815-
[[File:British territory flag.png|thumb|Flag of the British Icelandic Territory, also flown by British military officers in the British treaty ports of Iceland.]]
Following its annexation in the aftermath of the [[Augustine Wars]], Iceland became an official territory of the [[United Kingdom|British Empire]], named the British Icelandic Territory. It shared no borders with any other country, consisting entirely of geographical Iceland and its associated minor islands. The British Icelandic Territory existed until
=== Icelandic Transitional Government (
The Icelandic Transitional Government was a short-lived provisional regime consisting of a cabinet of various Icelandic republicans and political activists. It was put together by commission by the British Government to provide a temporary new government to negotiate and represent the will of the Icelandic people as the April Independence referendum was being held. It was disbanded following the proclamation of the Icelandic Federation.
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