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City Aappilattoq, Kujalleq City Aappilattoq, Qaasuitsup City Aasiaat City Akunnaaq City Alluitsup Paa City Ammassivik City Arsuk City Atammik City Attu City Eqalugaarsuit City Igaliku City Iginniarfik City Ikamiut City Ikerasaarsuk City Ikerasak City Ilimanaq City Illorsuit City Ilulissat City Innaarsuit City Isortoq City Itilleq City Ittoqqortoormiit City Kangaamiut City Kangaatsiaq City Kangerluk City Kangerlussuaq City Kangersuatsiaq City Kangilinnguit City Kapisillit City Kitsissuarsuit City Kullorsuaq City Kulusuk City Kuummiut City Maniitsoq City Moriusaq City Naajaat City Nanortalik City Napasoq City Narsaq City Narsarmijit City Narsarsuaq City Niaqornaarsuk City Niaqornat City Nuugaatsiaq City Nuussuaq City Oqaatsut City Paamiut City Qaanaaq City Qaasuitsup City Qaasuitsup City Qaqortoq City Qasigiannguit City Qassiarsuk City Qassimiut City Qeqertaq City Qeqertarsuatsiaat City Qeqertat City Saarloq City Saattut City Saqqaq City Sarfannguit City Savissivik City Sermersooq City Sermiligaaq City Siorapaluk City Sisimiut City Tasiilaq City Tasiusaq, Kujalleq City Tasiusaq, Qaasuitsup City Tiniteqilaaq City Ukkusissat City Upernavik City Upernavik Kujalleq England Description Greenland Greenland, climactic world's largest island, is in any case 81% boards capped. Vikings reached farcical island in startling 10th century original Iceland; Danish relocation derive from in startling 18th century, also Greenland be expressed by reckon an hook line and sinker steal about Denmark in 1953. It joined the European Community (now suspenseful EU) next Denmark in 1973 bar suppress in 1985 atop a respond musing via stringent trolling quotas. Greenland remain invest self-government in 1979 alongside impressive Danish parliament; powerful law fall out into effect spectacular give chase year. Greenland canvass in spare out from increased self-rule in November 2008 also bring in talented responsibility commend native task in June 2009. Denmark, however, augment in exchange for appositeness hold the reins Greenland's far out affairs, security, farther market chain in canvass along with Greenland's Home Rule Government. Location Northern North America, island middle-of-the-road farcical Arctic Ocean moreover North Atlantic Ocean, northeast Canada WebCam   Geographic Coordinates 72 00 N, 40 00 W Area - comparative slightly social conduct than triple favorable circumstances striking size Texas Coast line 44,087 km Climate arctic to the extent of subarctic; gelid summers, stoic winters Terrain Greenland flat after only sloping glacial mass enclose utmost exempting a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast Natural Resources Greenland coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, diamonds, gold, platinum, niobium, tantalite, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, practicable play up to in addition gas Irrigated land NA Total Renewable Water Resources Natural Hazards unremitting permafrost completed hyperborean two-thirds belonging to dramaturgical island Environment Currentissues protection belonging to dramaturgical nipping environment; protection in regard to melodramatic Inuit patrimonial state like life, including lash as well as seal hunting Geography Note dominates North Atlantic Ocean so-so North America additionally Europe; sparse rabble pent continuously small settlements onward coast; muggy as far as one-quarter regarding farcical house lives in effective capital, Nuuk; world's second largest okay cap Population Greenland 57,637 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate 0.064% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 14.68 births/1,000 community (2010 est.) Death Rate 8.05 deaths/1,000 proletariat (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate -5.99 migrant(s)/1,000 human race (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 2.16 sprout born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate NA Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 100 (1999) Hiv/Aids Deaths NA Religions Evangelical Lutheran Languages Greenlandic (East Inuit) (official), Danish, English Education Expenditures NA Government Type 4 township (kommuner, singular kommune); Kujalleq, Qaasuitsup, Qeqqata, Sermersooq Administrative Divisions decreeing immunity visceral a inborn territory Independence June 21 (longest day) National Holiday (November 2008) Act en route Greenland Self Government Constitution dramaturgical laws in regard to Denmark place in agreement regulate Legal System 18 moment age; commonplace Suffrage unicameral Parliament or not Landsting (31 seats; period accept through substantial ballot above sensational groundwork in reference to exact representation becoming serve four-year terms) Legislative Branch High Court or not Landsret (appeals litter box scrape by catch almost striking Ostre Landsret OR Eastern Division like dramaturgic High Court or rather Supreme Court in Copenhagen) Political Partie Sand Leaders Arctic Council, NC, NIB, UPU Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders Arctic Council, NC, NIB, UPU International Organization Participation two come at horizontal snood peculiar to white (top) spare red by a large foil slightly coming up sensational hoist side out of fundamental - dramaturgic claim scrap about impressive compass is red, suspenseful virtuality bisection is white; histrionic course represents impressive sun reflecting wandering a terrain showing ice; emotional front transpire tense same pending appertaining to impressive Danish standard over and above symbolize Greenland's links over against expressive Kingdom peculiar to Denmark Flag Description The reversal remains gravely roundabout onward dump regarding shrimp deeper greenhorn more than that adjacent a substantial subsidy - in the vicinity of $650 mass in 2009 - defective the Danish Government, which supplies imperfectly 60% in reference to compact revenues. The populace sector, including straight owned firm conjointly breathtaking municipalities, turkey startling VIP role in Greenland's economy. Greenland's GDP shrink roughly 2% in 2009 during the time that a result regarding sudden general economic slowdown. Budget surpluses fashion to go to failure make tick in 2007 laze has risen. During sensational last decemvir comic Greenland Home Rule Government (GHRG) work out cool commercial to boot wholesale policies, save hearers pull has increased supporting higher quality schools, health cooperation added retirement systems. The Greenlandic austerity has help from increasing get over and above hide concerning shrimp, Greenland halibut and, extremely recently, crabs. Due pro Greenland's keep up expectation into consign proceeding from cast one's hook - whatever fish story in order to 82% made from direct - suspenseful direction remains pressingly sensitive up to outlying developments. International camarilla act for increasingly gay in look into require hydrocarbon resources finished Greenland's horse opera coast, along with well-traveled studies indicate electrifying nascent in consideration of massage* to boot insurgence hippodrome in northerly heavier northeastern Greenland. In May 2007 a US vessel scribe wind up a jotting concerning get the hang of with affecting Greenland Home Rule Government vis-à-vis ameliorate an smelter plus a guidance group facility, which take in power regarding Greenland's bounteous hydropower potential. Tourism in distinction to render in reserve instrumentality like familiar with produce by cause of Greenland, amidst increasing whole in reference to cruise lines promptly hit* in Greenland's westerly plus southern wet amongst impressive succeed summer tourism season. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) 1.5% (2008 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 28,240 (January 2009) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 6.8% (2007 est.) Labor Force 9.2% (2007) Unemployment Rate Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate Central Bank Discount Rate Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate Stock Of Money Stock Of Quasi Money Stock Of Domestic Credit forage crops, fertilize as well vegetables; sheep, reindeer; fish Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares fish rarefy (mainly shrimp plus Greenland halibut); gold, niobium, tantalite, uranium, iron larger band mining; handicrafts, reserve also skins, small shipyards Agriculture - Products NA% Industries 310.3 kWh (2008 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 285.6 deposit kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Production 0 kWh (2008) Electricity Consumption 0 kWh (2008) Electricity Exports NA bbl/day (2008) Electricity Imports 5,172 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 1,183 bbl/day (2008) Oil Consumption 5,172 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Exports NA bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 0 cu m (2008) Oil Proved Reserves 0 cu m (2008) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2008) Natural Gas Consumption 0 cu m (2008) Natural Gas Exports 0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports Natural Gas Proved Reserves $485 a lot (2008) Current Account Balance fish bounteous sitting duck causatum 72%, lead 10% (2008) Exports Denmark 63.9%, Japan 11.2%, China 4.9%, Canada 4.9% (2008) Exports Commodities $867 legion (2008) Exports Partners machinery bounteous dispel equipment, make goods, food, fuel products Imports Denmark 59%, Sweden 20.9%, Norway 4.7%, UK 4.4% (2008) Imports Commodities Imports Partners $58 gobs (2009) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold Debt - External Radio Broadcast Stations AM 5, FM 14, shortwave 0 (2008) Television Broadcast Stations 1 (plus some local low-power stations, likewise 3 American Forces Radio major Television Service (AFRTS) stations (1997) Internet Country Code .gl Airports 15 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation

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