Kalaallit Nunaat  (Greenlandic) Grønland  (Danish)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Nunarput utoqqarsuanngoravit" (Greenlandic) (English: "You Our Ancient Land")
Kalaallit anthem: "Nuna asiilasooq" (Greenlandic) (English: "The Land of Great Length")
Location of Greenland
Location of  Greenland  (red) in the Kingdom of Denmark  (red and beige)
Sovereign state	Kingdom of Denmark
Union with Norway	1262
Danish-Norwegian recolonization	1721
Cession to Denmark	14 January 1814
Home rule	1 May 1979
Further autonomy and self rule	21 June 2009
Capital and largest city	Nuuk 64°10′N 51°44′W / 64.167°N 51.733°W / 64.167; -51.733
Official languages	Greenlandic (Kalaallisut Inuktun Tunumiisut)
Danish, English and other languages if necessary
Ethnic groups (2018)	88% Greenlandic Inuit (including Inuit-Danish mixed) 12% Danes and other Europeans
Religion	Christianity (Church of Greenland)
Demonym(s)	Greenlander Greenlandic
Government	Devolved government within a parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Frederik X
• High Commissioner	Julie Præst Wilche
• Premier	Múte Bourup Egede
• Speaker of the Inatsisartut	Mimi Karlsen
Legislature	Inatsisartut
Area
• Total	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
• Water (%)	83.1
Highest elevation	3,700 m (12,100 ft)
Population
• 2020 estimate	56,081 (210th)
• Density	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
GDP (PPP)	2011 estimate
• Total	$1.8 billion (not ranked)
• Per capita	$37,000 (40-th)
HDI (2010)	0.786 high · 61st
Currency	Danish krone (DKK)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 to UTC-04:00
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+299
Postal codes	39xx
ISO 3166 code	GL
Internet TLD	.gl

Geography of Greenland

The bedrock under the ice

Sermeq Kujatdlek Glacier at West Coast

Greenland is the world's largest island.

Greenland is a self-governing territory of the kingdom of Denmark. This large Arctic island is near two countries, Iceland to the east and Canada to the west. The island is geographically part of North America but the culture is more closely related to Denmark. It has a population of only 50,000 people, limited by its cold climate. Most of the civilian population lives in the southern part of the island, on the coasts. The capital of Greenland is Nuuk.

The island is democratic, with its own elections and a representative seat of government in Nuuk. It is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, a constitutional monarchy with Queen Margrethe II as head of state. Greenland has two members in Denmark's Folketing.