Greenland |
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Anthem: "Nunarput utoqqarsuanngoravit" (Greenlandic)
(English: "You Our Ancient Land") |
Kalaallit anthem: "Nuna asiilasooq" (Greenlandic)
(English: "The Land of Great Length")[a] |
 Location of Greenland |
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| Sovereign state | Kingdom of Denmark |
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| Union with Norway | 1262 |
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| Danish-Norwegian recolonization | 1721 |
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| Cession to Denmark | 14 January 1814 |
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| Home rule | 1 May 1979 |
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| Further autonomy and self rule | 21 June 2009[2][3] |
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| Capital and largest city | Nuuk
64°10′N51°44′W / 64.167°N 51.733°W / 64.167; -51.733 |
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| Official languages | Greenlandic[b]
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| Recognised languages | Danish, English, and other languages if necessary[b] |
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| Ethnic groups | Indigenous status:[5] Non-Indigenous:
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| Religion | Christianity (Church of Greenland) |
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| Government | Devolved government within a parliamentaryconstitutional monarchy |
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| Margrethe II |
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| Mikaela Engell |
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| Múte Bourup Egede |
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| Hans Enoksen |
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| Legislature | Inatsisartut |
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| 2 members |
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• Total | 2,166,086 km2 (836,330 sq mi) |
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• Water (%) | 83.1[c] |
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| Highest elevation | 3,700 m (12,100 ft) |
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• 2020 estimate | 56,081[7] (210th) |
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• Density | 0.028/km2 (0.1/sq mi) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
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• Total | $1.8 billion[8] (not ranked) |
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• Per capita | $37,000 (40-th) |
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| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
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• Total | US$3,052,000,000[9] |
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| Gini (2015) |  33.9[10]
medium |
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| HDI (2010) |  0.786[11]
high · 61st |
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| Currency | Danish krone (DKK) |
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| Time zone | UTC±00:00 to UTC-04:00 |
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| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +299 |
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| Postal codes | 39xx |
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| ISO 3166 code | GL |
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| Internet TLD | .gl |
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