Kalaallit Nunaat - Greenland Country Profile Kalaallit Nunaat - Greenland

Quick Facts CAPITAL CITY: Nuuk POPULATION: 57,000 (1/3 in Nuuk) LANGUAGE: Greenlandic; Danish common; English is spoken and understood by many RELIGION: predominantly Protestant; originally shamanic TIME ZONE: 2 hours behind Iceland

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Emergencies For most, no phone service Go to hospital Get to me, if possible and practical Ask for help in town Go in groups of at least 3 when hiking (1 to assist and 1 to get help)

Currency Divide by 10 and add half e.g. DKK 50 = 5 + 2.5 = $7.50 Stipend per day DKK 100 (2 meals)

Services Laundry service in town Vegetarian food in some restaurants Internet expensive at cafés Free at library & university

Culture

Nuuk 8.6 miles return 4.3 miles 2,500 feet

Inuk Hostel Breakfast included Conserve water (military-style showers)

Greenland and Climate Change Sealers and whalers at Qaanaaq say that the sea ice is 1 m (3 feet) thinner today than it was earlier. Glacier heads are pulling back year after year: Ilulissat has pulled back almost 10 km (6 miles) between 2001 and 2004.

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