Greenland
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Anthem: "Nunarput, utoqqarsuanngoravit" (Greenlandic) "You Our Ancient Land" |
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Kalaallit song: "Nuna asiilasooq" (Greenlandic) "The Land of Great Length"[a] |
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Sovereign state | Kingdom of Denmark |
Union with Norway | 1262 |
Danish-Norwegian recolonization | 1721 |
Cession to Denmark | 14 January 1814 |
Home rule | 1 May 1979 |
Further autonomy and self rule | 21 June 2009[2][3] |
Capital
and largest city
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Nuuk 64°10′N 51°44′W / 64.167°N 51.733°W / 64.167; -51.733 |
Official languages | Greenlandic[b] |
Recognized languages | Danish, English, and other languages if necessary[b] |
Ethnic groups
(2020
[6])
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Religion | Christianity (Church of Greenland) |
Demonym(s) |
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Government | Devolved government within a parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
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Monarch
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Frederik X |
Mette Frederiksen | |
Julie Præst Wilche | |
Múte Bourup Egede | |
Mimi Karlsen | |
Legislature | Folketinget (Realm legislature) Inatsisartut (Local legislature) |
National representation | |
2 members | |
Area | |
• Total
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2,166,086 km2 (836,330 sq mi) |
• Water (%)
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83.1[c] |
Highest elevation | 3,700 m (12,100 ft) |
Population | |
• 2022 estimate
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56,583[7] (210th) |
• Density
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0.028/km2 (0.1/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
• Total
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$1.8 billion[8] |
• Per capita
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$37,000 |
GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total
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DKK 20.1 billion[9] $3.08 billion[10] |
• Per capita
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DKK 358,000[9] $54,694[11] |
Gini (2015) | 33.9[12] medium |
HDI (2010) | 0.786[13] high · 61st |
Currency | Danish krone (DKK) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 to UTC-04:00 |
Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +299 |
Postal codes |
39xx
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ISO 3166 code | GL |
Internet TLD | .gl |
Greenland
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Anthem: "Nunarput, utoqqarsuanngoravit" (Greenlandic) "You Our Ancient Land" |
|
Kalaallit song: "Nuna asiilasooq" (Greenlandic) "The Land of Great Length"[a] |
|
Sovereign state | Kingdom of Denmark |
Union with Norway | 1262 |
Danish-Norwegian recolonization | 1721 |
Cession to Denmark | 14 January 1814 |
Home rule | 1 May 1979 |
Further autonomy and self rule | 21 June 2009[2][3] |
Capital
and largest city
|
Nuuk 64°10′N 51°44′W / 64.167°N 51.733°W / 64.167; -51.733 |
Official languages | Greenlandic[b] |
Recognized languages | Danish, English, and other languages if necessary[b] |
Ethnic groups
(2020
[6])
|
|
Religion | Christianity (Church of Greenland) |
Demonym(s) |
|
Government | Devolved government within a parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
•
Monarch
|
Frederik X |
Mette Frederiksen | |
Julie Præst Wilche | |
Múte Bourup Egede | |
Mimi Karlsen | |
Legislature | Folketinget (Realm legislature) Inatsisartut (Local legislature) |
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 | |
• 2022 estimate
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56,583[7] (210th) |
• Density
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0.028/km2 (0.1/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
• Total
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$1.8 billion[8] |
• Per capita
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$37,000 |
GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total
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DKK 20.1 billion[9] $3.08 billion[10] |
• Per capita
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DKK 358,000[9] $54,694[11] |
Gini (2015) | 33.9[12] medium |
HDI (2010) | 0.786[13] high · 61st |
Currency | Danish krone (DKK) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 to UTC-04:00 |
Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +299 |
Postal codes |
39xx
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ISO 3166 code | GL |
Internet TLD | .gl |