Why it’s safe: Remote, energy-independent, and politically neutral.
Iceland is a volcanic island powered almost entirely by renewable geothermal energy. With no standing army and a strategic distance from world powers, it would likely avoid involvement in a global war. Its population is small, and the country enjoys high levels of social cohesion, making it a sustainable and peaceful refuge.
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