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| Overview | People | Geography | Economy | Government | Communications | Transport | Military | Map |
| Country | Greenland |
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| Capital | name: Nuuk (Godthab) geographic coordinates: 64 11 N, 51 44 W time difference: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October note: Greenland is divided into four time zones |
| Population | 56,344 (July 2007 est.) |
| GMT | -3 |
| Location | Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada see map |
| Area | total: 2,166,086 sq km land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered) (2000 est.) |
| Ethnic groups | Greenlander 88% (Inuit and Greenland-born whites), Danish and others 12% (2000) |
| Religions | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Languages | Greenlandic (East Inuit), Danish, English |
| Government type | parliamentary democracy within a constitutional monarchy |
| National holiday | June 21 (longest day) |
| Constitution | 5 June 1953 (Danish constitution) |
| Legal system | the laws of Denmark, where applicable, apply |
| Background | Greenland, the world's largest island, is about 81% ice-capped. Vikings reached the island in the 10th century from Iceland; Danish colonization began in the 18th century, and Greenland was made an integral part 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 was granted self-government in 1979 by the Danish parliament; the law went into effect the following year. Denmark continues to exercise control of Greenland's foreign affairs in consultation with Greenland's Home Rule Government. |
| Internet country code | .gl |
