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Geographical unit:
 
 Entity
 Greenland 
 Main prefix
 OX 
 Time in capital city
 -3 h 
 Time zones
 -1 h, -3 h, -4 h, 0 h 
 Continent
 North America 
 
          Greenland          
 
 Greenland 

 Greenland - (Metropole: Denmark)
 contains of following DXCC entities:
 
          Greenland          
 
 Coat of arms 
 Coin 
 Banknote 
 Stamp 
 Satellite image 
 
 Flag 
 Flag description 
Two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a large disk slightly to the hoist side of center - the top half of the disk is red, the bottom half is white.
 
          Greenland          
 
 Greenland 
 Capital: 
Nuuk (Godthåb)
 Administrative
 divisions: 
4 municipalities (kommuner, singular kommune): Kujalleq, Qaasuitsup, Qeqqata, Sermersooq.

The North and East Greenland National Park (Avannaarsuani Tunumilu Nuna Allanngutsaaliugaq) and the Thule Air Base in Pituffik (in northwest Greenland) are two unincorporated areas - not belonging to any commune.
 Population: 
56,376 (July 2002 est.)
 Languages: 
Greenlandic (East Inuit), Danish, English
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
72° 00' N, 40° 00' W
 Area total: 
2,166,086 sq. km
 Land area: 
2,166,086 ( 410,449 ice-free, 1,755,637 ice-covered) sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
0 km
 Coastline: 
44,087 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Atlantic Ocean 0 m - Gunnbjorn 3,700 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.gl
 Currency: 
Danish krone (DKK)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
none
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Greenland
 Name - local
 long form: 
none
 Name - local
 short form: 
Kalaallit Nunaat
 Independence: 
none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark, self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1979)
foreign affairs is the responsibility of Denmark, but Greenland actively participates in international agreements relating to Greenland
 Constitution: 
5 June 1953 (Danish constitution)
 Government
 type: 
parliamentary democracy within a constitutional monarchy
 Dependency
 status: 
part of the Kingdom of Denmark, self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1979
 National
 holiday: 
June 21 (longest day)
 
          Greenland          

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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