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World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
Time zone: | GMT -3 (Greenland standard time) |
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Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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Main languages: | Danish, Greenlandic | Other languages: English |
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Currency: |
Danish kroner (DKK) €1 = kr7.44, $1 = kr6.67, £1 = kr8.87 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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Internet Domain: | .gl | International Dialling Code: 299 |
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For help planning your trip to Greenland including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Greenland trip planning page.
Further information on Greenland
Discover more about Greenland - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 2,166,086 sq km (0 sq km under water)
Coastline: 44,087 km (Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Greenland Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): No land borders
Highest mountain: Gunnbjorn (3,700m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Greenland from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
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Freedom in the World | No Data | - | |
Democracy Index | No Data | - | |
Economic Freedom | No Data | - | |
Press Freedom | No Data | - | |
ILGA LGBT rights | No Data | - | |
Corruption Perceptions | No Data | - | |
Overall Ranking: | - |
Other Data & Links
Status: Territory of Denmark
Population: 57,728 Density: 0.02 people/sq km
Ethnic groups: Greenlander 88% (Inuit and Greenland-born whites), Danish and others 12% (2000)
Religions: Evangelical Lutheran
GDP (PPP): $2.13 billion GDP per capita: $38,400
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.