Greenland, North America
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 21 April 2025.
Greenland is a country on the North America located in the Northern America sub‑region of the Americas continent.
| Greenland is located in | North America Northern America Americas Continent |
| Greenland population | 55 922 inhabitants (2023 UN data) |
| Greenland Area | 2 166 086 Km2 ( 1 345 941 sq mi) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 72° 00' N, 40° 00' W |
| Greenland Capital city | Nuuk |
| Greenland Climate | tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds |
| Most predominant religion | Evangelical Lutheran, |
| Second most predominant religion | traditional Inuit spiritual beliefs |
| Currency name & code | Krone (DKK) |
| Internet ccTLD | .gl |
| Greenland calling code | 299 |
Greenland administrative divisions
- 5 municipalities (kommuner,
- singular kommune);
- Avannaata,
- Kujalleq,
- Qeqertalik,
- Qeqqata,
- Sermersooq,
- note: Northeast Greenland National Park (Kalaallit Nunaanni Nuna Eqqissisimatitaq) and the Thule Air Base in Pituffik (in northwest Greenland) are two unincorporated areas;
- the national park's 972,
- 000 sq km - about 46% of the island - makes it the largest national park in the world and also the most northerly
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