 Greenland
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
72 00 N, 40 00 W |
| 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.) |
| Climate |
arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters |
| Terrain |
flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast |
| Population |
56,344 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Greenlandic (East Inuit), Danish, English |
| Imports |
machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, petroleum products |
| Exports |
fish and fish products 94% (prawns 63%) |
| Hazards |
continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island |
| Resources |
coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, diamonds, gold, platinum, niobium, tantalite, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas |
| Geography |
dominates North Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe; sparse population confined to small settlements along coast, but close to one-quarter of the population lives in the capital, Nuuk; world's second largest ice cap |
| Nationality |
noun: Greenlander(s) adjective: Greenlandic |
| 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 |
| Internet Country Code |
.gl |
| Internet Users |
38,000 (2005) |
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