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Greenland

Kommuneqarfik SermersooqNationalparkenQaasuitsup KommuniaPituffikQeqqata KommuniaKommune KujalleqKommuneqarfik SermersooqNationalparkenQaasuitsup KommuniaPituffikQeqqata KommuniaKommune KujalleqIcelandLabrador SeaAtlantic OceanArctic Ocean
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Profile

Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

Greenland, the world's largest island, is about 80% ice capped. The Inuit came to Greenland from North America in a series of migrations that stretched from 2500 BC to the11th century. Vikings reached the island in the 10th century from Iceland; Danish colonization began in the 18th century, and Greenland became part of the Kingdom of Denmark in 1953. It joined the European Community (now the EU) with Denmark in 1973 but withdrew in 1985 over a dispute centered on stringent fishing quotas. Greenland remains a member of the EU's Overseas Countries and Territories Association.

Capital
Nuuk
Government
parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Greenland or Inatsisartut)
Population
57,751
Area
2,166,086 sq km
Location
Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada
Climate
arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters
Natural resources
coal; iron ore; lead; zinc; molybdenum; diamonds…
Languages
Greenlandic; Danish; English
Religions
Evangelical Lutheran; traditional Inuit spiritual beliefs
Independence
none (extensive self-rule as part of the Kingdom of Denmark)
Administrative divisions
5 municipalities (kommuner, singular - kommune); Avannaata, Kujalleq, Qeqertalik, Qeqqata, Sermersooq
Currency
Danish kroner (DKK)
Export partners
Denmark 50%; China 23%; UK 5%; Japan 5%…
Import partners
Denmark 58%; Sweden 19%; Spain 8%; Iceland 7%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

6 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
Kommuneqarfik SermersooqRegionGL-SM
NationalparkenRegionGL-UO
Qaasuitsup KommuniaRegionGL-QA
PituffikRegionGL-UO
Qeqqata KommuniaRegionGL-QE
Kommune KujalleqRegionGL-KU

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Currency
Danish kroner (DKK)
Languages
Greenlandic; Danish; English
Government
parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Greenland or Inatsisartut)
Climate
arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters

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