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| Kalaallit Nunaat Grønland Greenland | |||||
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| Anthem: Nunarput utoqqarsuanngoravit Nuna asiilasooq | |||||
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| Capital (and largest city) | Nuuk (Godthåb) | ||||
| Official languages | Greenlandic, Danish | ||||
| Government | Parliamentary democracy (within constitutional monarchy) | ||||
| - Monarch | Margrethe II | ||||
| - Prime Minister | Hans Enoksen 2002 | ||||
| Autonomous province | (Kingdom of Denmark) | ||||
| - Home rule | 1979 | ||||
| Area | |||||
| - Total | 2,166,086 km² (13th) 836,109 sq mi | ||||
| - Water (%) | 81.1a | ||||
| Population | |||||
| - December 2006 estimate | 57,100 (214th) | ||||
| - Density | 0.026 /km² (230th) 0.067 /sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2001 estimate | ||||
| - Total | $1.1 billion (not ranked) | ||||
| - Per capita | $20,000b (not ranked) | ||||
| HDI (n/a) | n/a (n/a) (n/a) | ||||
| Currency | Danish krone (DKK) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .gl | ||||
| Calling code | +299 | ||||
| a As of 2000: 410,449 km² (158,433 sq. miles) ice-free; 1,755,637 km² (677,676 sq. miles) ice-covered. b 2001 estimate. | |||||
Greenland (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat, meaning "Land of the Kalaallit (Greenlanders)"; Danish: Grønland IPA: , meaning "Greenland") is a self-governed Danish territory. Though geographically and ethnically an Arctic island nation associated with the continent of North America, politically and historically Greenland is closely tied to Europe.
Greenland is the largest island country in the world.
If it comes, global warming, in the projected likely range, will bring major benefits to much of the world. Central Canada and large portions of Siberia will become similar in climate to New England today. So too, perhaps, will portions of Greenland.
Least corrupt countries: Iceland, New Zealand, Denmark, Greenland, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, Australia, Canada Most corrupt countries: Belarus, Côte d'Ivoire, Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea, Uzbekistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad, Bangladesh, Sudan, Guinea, Iraq, Myanmar.
Shares in mineral explorer Ironbark Gold Ltd rocketed higher today after it agreed to acquire a zinc project in Greenland in a cash and scrip deal worth in excess of $20 million.
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