As the economic crisis deepends, the Icelandic broadcaster RUV had to cut down on choreography, original melodies and clothes, and reuse past backing singers as lead.

But it's Hera, and we love her, so we wish her well.

Iceland can't afford a kilo of grapes, but it has the first openly gay head of government, a bubbly not-all-that-pleasing-on-the-eye lesbian by the name of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir.

Much like its monetary twin Zimbabwe you can literally wipe your bum with the national currency and be better off for it. Still, we love the little whale whackers.

Facts
Enemies: Gordon Brown and some pensioners
Friends: Geert
Average wages: about once a year
Average worth of real estate: sorry, that one was cruel