Iceland 8.1% in 2010. Many political parties remain opposed to EU membership, primarily due to Icelanders' concern about losing control over their natural resources (particularly fisheries). The national currency of Iceland is the Icelandic króna (ISK). Iceland is the only country in the world to have a population under two million yet still have a floating exchange rate and an independent monetary policy. A poll released on 5 March 2010 by Capacent Gallup showed that 31% of respondents were in favour of adopting the euro and 69% opposed. Another Capacent Gallup poll conducted in February 2012 found that 67.4% of Icelanders
Geology of Iceland change with time, Geologists use what is called the "hotspot frame of reference" to gather plate motion estimates, so they can create maps depicting plates moving on the surface of the earth relative to a stationary hotspot. Most work discussing plate motion agrees that the Iceland hotspot was probably located beneath Greenland for a period of time. As the North Atlantic Ocean continued to spread apart during this time period, Greenland was located to the southeast of the Iceland hotspot and likely moved over it from around ~70-40 mya. Some research using new plate motion data gathered from hotspot reference