Greenland

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Greenland is the world’s largest island, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, known for its vast Arctic landscapes and extensive ice sheet.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf autonomous territory
constituent country
island
area about 2166000 square kilometres
areaRank world’s largest island
autonomyStatus autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark
borderedBy Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
callingCode +299
capital Nuuk
climate Arctic climate
subarctic climate in some coastal areas
continent North America
currency Danish krone
currentMonarch King Frederik X of Denmark
demonym Greenlander
drivesOn right
ethnicGroup Scandinavians
surface form: Danes

Inuit
governmentType parliamentary democracy
hasNationalPark Northeast Greenland National Park
headOfState Monarch of Denmark
highestElevation about 3694 metres
highestPoint Gunnbjørn Fjeld
iceSheetCoverage about 80 percent of land area
ISO3166-1Alpha2 GL
largestCity Nuuk
largestNationalPark Northeast Greenland National Park
legislature Inatsisartut
locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Arctic region
Atlantic Ocean
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
majorIndustry fishing
hunting
tourism
naturalFeature Greenland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Greenland ice sheet

fjords
glaciers
naturalResource fish
minerals
neighboringCountryAcrossSea Canada
Iceland
Norway
officialLanguage Danish
English
Kalaallisut
surface form: Greenlandic
partOf Denmark
surface form: Kingdom of Denmark
population about 56000
populationDensity one of the lowest in the world
selfGovernment Home Rule established 1979
Self-Government Act implemented 2009
sovereignState Denmark
timeZone UTC+00:00
UTC−01:00
UTC−03:00
UTC−04:00
topLevelDomain .gl

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Greenland and Svalbard hasPart Greenland
Nordic Council member Greenland
Danish colonial empire hasPart Greenland
New World includes Greenland
Danish krone country Greenland
Danish krone usedIn Greenland
Danish krone legalTenderIn Greenland
Labrador Sea locatedBetween Greenland
Labrador Sea basinCountry Greenland
Labrador Sea borderedBy Greenland
Kalmar Union includesTerritory Greenland
Yemenite Jews populationCenter Greenland
Danish Armed Forces operatesIn Greenland
Midnight Sun visibleInCountry Greenland
Kalaallisut country Greenland
Kalaallisut officialLanguageOf Greenland
Kalaallisut spokenIn Greenland
Inuktun country Greenland
Iceland Sea locatedBetween Greenland
Iceland Sea borderedBy Greenland
Beaufort Gyre boundedBy Greenland
Brattahlid locatedIn Greenland
this entity surface form: Southern Greenland
Brattahlid country Greenland
Atlantic puffin breedsIn Greenland
Hvalsey country Greenland
Nordic countries hasMember Greenland
Jan Mayen Ridge extendsBetween Greenland
Gardar locatedIn Greenland
Gardar civilization Greenland
this entity surface form: Norse Greenland
Gardar modernCountry Greenland
Royal Danish Air Force operatesIn Greenland
this entity surface form: Greenland airspace
Erik the Red migratedTo Greenland
Erik the Red explored Greenland
Erik the Red named Greenland
Erik the Red placeOfDeath Greenland
Eastern Settlement locatedOn Greenland