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Greenland

Greenland
Kalaallit Nunaat
Flag of Greenland
Coat of arms of Greenland
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: 
Nunarput utoqqarsuanngoravit
You Our Ancient Land
Nuna asiilasooq
The Land of Great Length
Location of Greenland
Location of Greenland
Location of the Danish Realm: Greenland, the Faroe Islands (circled), and Denmark
Location of the Danish Realm: Greenland, the Faroe Islands (circled), and Denmark
Capital
and largest city
Nuuk Coat of Arms.gif Nuuk
64°10′N 51°44′W / 64.167°N 51.733°W / 64.167; -51.733
Official languages Greenlandic
Other languages Danish
Ethnic groups
Religion Church of Denmark
Demonym
  • Greenlander
  • Greenlandic
Sovereign state  Kingdom of Denmark
Government Devolved government within parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch
Margrethe II
Mikaela Engell
Kim Kielsen
Lars Emil Johansen
Legislature Inatsisartut
Autonomy within the Kingdom of Denmark
11th century
1262
• Contact re-established (Dano-Norwegian colonies)
1721
14 January 1814
• Amt status
5 June 1953
• Home rule
1 May 1979
• Further autonomy and self rule
21 June 2009
Area
• Total
2,166,086 km2 (836,330 sq mi) (12th)
• Water (%)
83.1
Population
• Estimate
56,483 (14 September 2016)
• Density
0.028/km2 (0.1/sq mi) (last)
GDP (PPP) 2011 estimate
• Total
11.59 billion kr. (n/a)
• Per capita
37,009 USD (n/a)
HDI (2010) Increase 0.786
high · 61st
Currency Danish krone (DKK)
Time zone (UTC+0 to −4)
Drives on the right
Calling code +299
ISO 3166 code GL
Internet TLD .gl
  1. ^ Greenlandic has been the sole official language of Greenland since 2009.
  2. ^ Danish influence reached Greenland in 1380 with the reign of Olav IV in Norway, son of Haakon VI of Norway and Margaret I of Denmark.
  3. ^ Although previously under Danish monarchy for four hundred years, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and Iceland were formally Norwegian possessions until 1814.
  4. ^ As of 2000:
    410,449 km2 (158,475 sq mi) ice-free;
    1,755,637 km2 (677,855 sq mi) ice-covered.
    Density: 0.14/km2 (0.36 /sq. mi) for ice-free areas.

Greenland (/ˈɡrnlənd/; Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat [kaˈlaːɬit ˈnunaːt]; Danish: Grønland [ˈɡ̊ʁɶnˌlanˀ]) is an autonomous administrative division within the Danish Realm between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe (specifically Norway and Denmark, the colonial powers, as well as the nearby island of Iceland) for more than a millennium. Its residents are majority Inuit, whose ancestors migrated from the Canadian mainland beginning in the 13th century, gradually settling across the island.

Greenland is the world's largest island (it is smaller than Australia, which is considered a continent). Three-quarters of Greenland is covered by the only permanent ice sheet outside Antarctica. With a population of about 56,480 (2013), it is the least densely populated country in the world. The Arctic Umiaq Line ferry acts as a lifeline for western Greenland, connecting the various cities and settlements.


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