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#271: A City On The Moon

#271: A City On The Moon

Planet Money vor 15 Jahren

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It's called "Iceland" for a reason. Polar bears sometimes wind up there floating by on chunks of ice. In the winter, there are only a few hours of daylight each day.

Reykjavik feels like you took a European city — coffee shops, fancy cars, orderly streets — and put it on the moon.

Which raises a question: How did a barren, icy island become a thriving, modern economy?

The short answer: Fish, energy and books.