Iceland is known throughout the world for its sweeping natural sceneries, rich culture, talented artists and excelling sports teams. Or, at the very least, that’s what the people of Iceland would like to believe. Here is a list of 10 reasons why Icelanders are proud of their country―read on and see if you agree!

Human-Environment Interaction Iceland is a country that depends mostly of natural resources. The streets and cars cause global warming, air, water and land pollution. Fishing and boating causes extinction or animals and pollution. It is also working on reducing waste throughout the country.

This is it: Reykjavik’s Red Light District, on the corner of Laugavegur and Frakkastigur. “Exotic” weekend tours to Reykjavik were advertised in Europe and the U.S., and every Friday the streets would fill with packs of randy bachelors and out-of-control stag parties.

And, like many countries West of the Atlantic, Iceland has a late-night lifestyle ingrained into its culture: Many locals don’t go out until after midnight, and some venues stay open as late as 4:30-5:30 am on weekends. Bars range from chilled out, cozy pubs to the louder party venues.

These days a lot of guys will only care about a list of singles bars and nightclubs to pick up Reykjavik girls so let’s get that out of the way: Austur at Hafnarstræti 8. Kaffibarinn at Bergstaðastræti 1. Paloma at Naustin 1-3.

You don’t know anything about partying until you have experienced a night out in Reykjavik city! It’s a small city, but Reykjavik has been named to have one of craziest nightlife scenes in the world and there are a lot of parties in the world so that’s a big thing to say!

There are hardly any nightclubs in Iceland, at least not in the way you might describe the nightclubs found across the rest of the world. To be clear, you won’t find a club with three floors and seven different VIP rooms in Iceland. You also won’t find a hugely eclectic mix of different genres in one nightclub.

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Smoking in Iceland is banned in restaurants, cafés, bars and night clubs as of June 2007. A large majority of Icelanders approve of the ban. At the time the ban went into effect, almost one in four Icelandic people were smokers.

Smoking, salting or drying without boiling is not accepted. It’s for example not permitted to import bacon, sausages (salami and any kind of smoked uncooked sausages), saddles or pork, poultry, uncooked milk and uncooked eggs.

“Women now lose about 11 years of life expectancy if they smoke,” McAfee says. “Men lose about 12 years.” He adds that it is presumed that women’s smoking patterns are now more similar to men’s in terms of picking up the habit at younger ages and smoking a larger number of cigarettes.