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Greenland
Kalaallit Nunaat  (Greenlandic)
Grønland  (Danish)
Anthem: "Nunarput utoqqarsuanngoravit" (Greenlandic)
(English: "You Our Ancient Land")
Kalaallit anthem: "Nuna asiilasooq" (Greenlandic)
(English: "The Land of Great Length")[a]
Location of Greenland
Location of Greenland
Location of Greenland (red) in the Kingdom of Denmark (red and beige)
Location of Greenland (red)

in the Kingdom of Denmark (red and beige)

Sovereign stateKingdom of Denmark
Union with Norway1262
Danish-Norwegian recolonization1721
Cession to Denmark14 January 1814
Home rule1 May 1979
Further autonomy and self rule21 June 2009[2][3]
Capital
and largest city
Nuuk
64°10′N51°44′W / 64.167°N 51.733°W / 64.167; -51.733
Official languagesGreenlandic[b]
Recognised languagesDanish, English, and other languages if necessary[b]
Ethnic groups
(2018[6][b])
Indigenous status:[5]

Non-Indigenous:

Religion
Christianity (Church of Greenland)
Demonym(s)
  • Greenlander
  • Greenlandic
GovernmentDevolved government within a parliamentaryconstitutional monarchy
• Monarch
Margrethe II
Mikaela Engell
• Premier
Múte Bourup Egede
Hans Enoksen
LegislatureInatsisartut
National representation
2 members
Area
• Total
2,166,086 km2 (836,330 sq mi)
• Water (%)
83.1[c]
Highest elevation
3,700 m (12,100 ft)
Population
• 2020 estimate
56,081[7] (210th)
• Density
0.028/km2 (0.1/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)2011 estimate
• Total
$1.8 billion[8] (not ranked)
• Per capita
$37,000 (40-th)
GDP (nominal)estimate
• Total
US$3,052,000,000[9]
Gini (2015)Steady 33.9[10]
medium
HDI (2010)Increase 0.786[11]
high · 61st
CurrencyDanish krone (DKK)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 to UTC-04:00
Date formatdd-mm-yyyy
Driving sideright
Calling code+299
Postal codes
39xx
ISO 3166 codeGL
Internet TLD.gl

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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