Greenland

Official name: Greenland
Also known as: Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenlandic), Grønland (Danish)

Flag of Greenland
Capital of Greenland: Nuuk
Area of Greenland: 2,166,086 km² (836,330 mi²) (12th)
Population of Greenland: 55,840 (206th) - (2024 est.)
Location: Northeastern North America, Between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean
Languages of Greenland: Greenlandic, Danish, English, and other languages if necessary
Religions of Greenland: Christianity (Church of Greenland)
Ethnic groups of Greenland: Greenlandic Inuit 88.1%, Danish 7.1%, Filipino 1.6%, other Nordic 0.9%, and others 2.3% (2024 est.)
note: data represent population by country of birth.
Currency: Danish krone (DKK)
Time zone: UTC±00:00 to UTC-04:00
Calling code: (+299)

Land boundaries: Canada 1,280 m (4,200 feet).
Coastline: 44,087 km (27394.4 mi)

Greenland — is an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the largest of three constituent parts of the kingdom, the other two being metropolitan Denmark and the Faroe Islands; the citizens of all territories are full citizens of Denmark. Greenland is one of the Overseas Countries and Territories of the European Union. The capital and largest city of Greenland is Nuuk. Greenland lies between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. It is the world's largest island, and is the location of the northernmost point of land in the world—Kaffeklubben Island off the northern coast is the world's northernmost undisputed point of land; Cape Morris Jesup on the mainland was thought to be so until the 1960s. Economically, Greenland is heavily reliant on aid from Denmark, amounting to near half of the territory's total public revenue.

Administrative divisions of Greenland
Greenland Map

5 municipalities (kommuner, singular kommune); Avannaata, Kujalleq, Qeqertalik, Qeqqata, Sermersooq.
note: Northeast Greenland National Park (Kalaallit Nunaanni Nuna Eqqissisimatitaq) and the Pituffik Space Base (formerly known as Thule Air Base) in northwest Greenland are two unincorporated areas; the national park's 972,000 sq km - about 46% of the island - makes it the largest national park in the world and also the most northerly.

Natural resources: coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, diamonds, gold, platinum, niobium, tantalite, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas.

note: Northeast Greenland National Park (Kalaallit Nunaanni Nuna Eqqissisimatitaq) and the Pituffik Space Base (formerly known as Thule Air Base) in northwest Greenland are two unincorporated areas; the national park's 972,000 sq km - about 46% of the island - makes it the largest national park in the world and also the most northerly