4The government was offering $2,000 to marry their girls

The government wanted to encourage people from outside to come and marry their girls. In order to do so, they were offering some hefty amounts. It was said that the government was offering $2,000 to the foreigners who would be marrying their girls. The reports also suggested that there were more women than men in Iceland. And, the government took such an initiative to restrict the rise in number of single women.

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5The Danish embassy was flooded with applications

However, on a lighter note, it can be said that Iceland must be the best country in the world for single man. When the news came out in public, the Danish embassy was also flooded with messages from men who wanted to marry a girl from Iceland.

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6The huge number of applications were difficult to process

The enquiries were sent from as far as Egypt. People were so enthused to see this offer that they sent their applications from almost all parts of the world. As a matter of fact, the applications that they received were in huge numbers and it was very difficult for the government to process them.

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7Icelandic people started having problems because of the offer

As the offer was so much in reckoning, people of Iceland started having problems with it. As a matter of fact, enthused with the offer amount and excitement to have beautiful Icelandic wife, people from all across the world started sending messages on social media.

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