Greenland

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Greenland

Greenland
Americas · North America · Capital: Nuuk

Quick facts about Greenland

Official name	Greenland
Capital	Nuuk
Continent & subregion	Americas · North America
Population	56,865 people (world rank 199)
Area	2,166,086 km²
Density	0 people/km²
Share of world population	0.001% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$3.3 billion
Urbanisation	88.1% urban population
Life expectancy	71 years
Currency	krone (kr.) — DKK
Languages	Greenlandic
Internet domain	`.gl`
Calling code	+299
Status	Dependent territory

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$58,499 · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.8 children per woman · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	10.3 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	0% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Greenland did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

No land borders — an island country or a remote territory.

The geographic position is roughly 72°, -40°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.