The Flag of Greenland

The Coat of arms of Greenland

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Greenland:

Greenland – autonomous Nordic nation that is a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark.^[1] Greenland comprises the Island of Greenland and adjacent islands located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically and ethnically an Arctic island nation associated with the continent of North America, politically and historically, Greenland is associated with Europe, specifically Iceland, Norway, and Denmark. In 1978, Denmark granted home rule to Greenland, making it an equal member of the Danish Realm. Greenland is, by area, the world's largest island which is not a continent in its own right.^[2]

General reference

• Pronunciation: /ˈɡriːnlənd/
• Common English country name: Greenland
• Official English country name: Greenland of the Kingdom of Denmark
• Common endonym(s): Kalaallit Nunaat
• Official endonym(s): Kalaallit Nunaat
• Adjectival(s): Greenlandic (disambiguation)
• Demonym(s): Greenlander(s)
• Etymology: Name of Greenland
• ISO country codes: GL, GRL, 304
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GL
• Internet country code top-level domain: .gl

Geography of Greenland

Geography of Greenland

• Greenland is: an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
    • North America (though not on the mainland)
  • Between the Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
  • Time zones:
    • Danmarkshavn and Ittoqqortoormiit – UTC+00
    • Pituffik – UTC-03
    • Rest of Greenland – UTC-02
  • Extreme points of Greenland
    • High: Gunnbjørn Fjeld 3,700 m (12,139 ft) – highest point in the Arctic
    • Low: Arctic Ocean and North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries:  Canada 1,280 m (4,200 feet)
  • Coastline: 44,087 km
• Population of Greenland: 56,344
• Area of Greenland: 2,166,086 km²
• Atlas of Greenland

Environment of Greenland

• Climate of Greenland
• Environmental issues in Greenland
• Renewable energy in Greenland
• Geology of Greenland
• Protected areas of Greenland
  • Biosphere reserves in Greenland
  • National parks of Greenland
• Wildlife of Greenland
  • Flora of Greenland
    • Flora and fauna of Greenland
  • Fauna of Greenland
    • Birds of Greenland
    • Mammals of Greenland
    • Flora and fauna of Greenland

Natural geographic features of Greenland

• Canyons of Greenland
  • Greenland's Grand Canyon
• Fjords of Greenland
• Glaciers of Greenland
• Islands of Greenland
• Lakes of Greenland
• Mountains of Greenland
• Rivers of Greenland
  • Waterfalls of Greenland
• Valleys of Greenland
• World Heritage Sites in Greenland

Regions of Greenland

Regions of Greenland

Ecoregions of Greenland

List of ecoregions in Greenland

Administrative divisions of Greenland

Administrative divisions of Greenland

• Counties of Greenland
  • Municipalities of Greenland

Counties of Greenland

Counties of Greenland

Municipalities of Greenland

Municipalities of Greenland

• Capital of Greenland: Nuuk
• Cities of Greenland

Demography of Greenland

Demographics of Greenland

Government and politics of Greenland

Politics of Greenland

• Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic Danish dependency
• Capital of Greenland: Nuuk
• Elections in Greenland

• Political parties in Greenland

Branches of the government of Greenland

Government of Greenland

Executive branch of the government of Greenland

• Head of state: Queen of Denmark, Queen Margrethe II, represented by High Commissioner of Greenland, Mikaela Engell
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Greenland, Kim Kielsen

Legislative branch of the government of Greenland

• Landsting (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Greenland

Court system of Greenland

• Landsret

Foreign relations of Greenland

Foreign relations of Greenland

• Diplomatic missions in Greenland
• Diplomatic missions of Greenland
• Greenland and the European Union

International organization membership

The government of Greenland is a member of:^[1]

• Arctic Council
• Nordic Council (NC)
• Nordic Investment Bank (NIB)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• Human rights in Greenland
  • LGBT rights in Greenland
  • Freedom of religion in Greenland
• Law enforcement in Greenland

Military of Greenland

Military of Greenland

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Greenland: None, Island Command Greenland is de facto defense command
• Forces
  • Greenlandic Coast Guard
  • Army of Greenland: None, Defense is the responsibility of Denmark
  • Navy of Greenland: None, Defense is the responsibility of Denmark
  • Air Force of Greenland: None, Defense is the responsibility of Denmark
  • Special forces of Greenland: None, Defense is the responsibility of Denmark
• Greenland in World War II

Local government in Greenland

Administrative divisions of Greenland

• Municipalities:
  • Qaasuitsup
  • Qeqqata
  • Sermersooq
  • Kujalleq
• Northeast Greenland National Park

History of Greenland

• Military history of Greenland

Culture of Greenland

Culture of Greenland

• Architecture of Greenland
• Cuisine of Greenland
• Festivals in Greenland
• Languages of Greenland
• Media in Greenland
• National symbols of Greenland
  • Coat of arms of Greenland
  • Flag of Greenland
  • National anthem of Greenland
• People of Greenland
• Public holidays in Greenland
• Records of Greenland
• Religion in Greenland
  • Christianity in Greenland
• World Heritage Sites in Greenland

Art in Greenland

• Art in Greenland
  • List of Greenlandic artists
• Cinema of Greenland
• Literature of Greenland
• Music of Greenland
• Television in Greenland
• Theatre in Greenland

Sports in Greenland

Sports in Greenland

• Arctic Winter Games 2016
• Association football in Greenland
• Greenland at the Olympics
• Greenland men's national handball team
• Greenlandic National Badminton Championships

Economy and infrastructure of Greenlandedit

Economy of Greenland

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 157th (one hundred and fifty seventh)
• Agriculture in Greenland
• Banking in Greenland
  • Bank of Greenland
• Communications in Greenland
  • Internet in Greenland
• Companies of Greenland
• Currency of Greenland: Krone
  • ISO 4217: DKK
• Energy in Greenland
  • Energy policy of Greenland
  • Oil industry in Greenland
• Mining in Greenland
  • Gemstone industry in Greenland
• Greenland Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Greenland
• Transport in Greenland
  • Airports in Greenland

Education in Greenlandedit

Education in Greenland

See alsoedit

Greenland

• Index of Greenland-related articles
• List of Greenland-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Outline of North America
• Outline of Denmark
• Outline of geography

Referencesedit

External linksedit

Wikimedia Atlas of Greenland

• Official Government Site (in English)
• Official Greenland tourism information
• CIA World Factbook
• Statistics Greenland
• Greenland Map
• Greenland Dumps Ice into Sea at Faster Pace
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News

• BBC: Country profile
• BBC: Timeline
• Dallas Morning News article by Dave Levinthal, Staff Writer