Greenland Design represents sun reflecting off a field of ice Capital City- Nuuk Many areas of Greenland Fishing is huge for Greenland and its economy.

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Greenland Design represents sun reflecting off a field of ice Capital City- Nuuk Many areas of Greenland Fishing is huge for Greenland and its economy

Greenland

General Info on Greenland Largest island in the world (#2 maybe behind Australia) Self-governing territory of Denmark In Greenlandic language, its name is Kalaallit Nunaat, which means Land of the Greenlanders. Geographically part of North America, government wise part of Europe. Greenland is 50 times larger than Denmark but Denmark is about 100 times greater in population. Very common for some places to have sunlight for 24 hours a day during the year and other times 24 hours of darkness.

History of Greenland Ancestors of Inuit arrived between BC. Norse explorers from Iceland are believed to have sighted Greenland around 875. Erik the Red, a Norseman sailed to the island People voted to join Norway and unite with that country Greenland and Norway came under Danish rule Colonization of Greenland began after setting up a mission and trading center near what is now Nuuk Denmark and Norway’s union ended and Greenland remained with Denmark.

History Continued WWII German troops conquered and occupied Denmark. The U.S. agreed in 1941 to take over the defense of Greenland. Germans set up weather stations on Greenland but we destroyed them. We built military bases and weather stations Greenland is a part of NATO Denmark granted Greenland home rule- local self government. Some are hoping eventually to become an independent country.

Geography/Climate of Greenland 12 th largest country in the world 81% ice capped (Ice sheets cover about 4/5 of the island) Arable land- 0% Continuous permafrost over northern 2/3 of country Highest point- Mount Gunnbjorn Tundra and Ice Cap Climate Coldest region is uninhabited ice sheet. Average temperature in February -53 degrees, avg. temp in Jul 12 degrees. Coldest ever recorded temp -87 degrees in N. Greenland. Most people live in SW coast: Avg: 18 in Feb and 50 in July

People of Greenland Population- 58,000 ( One of the smallest in world) Main ethnic group- Inuit 88% 2 official languages- Greenlandic and Danish Life expectancy years old Literacy Rate- 100%

Government of Greenland Self governing territory but also a part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Gov’t- Parliamentary Democracy within a Constitutional Monarchy. Independence- None (Read top bullet to understand why) Chief of State: Queen MARGRETHE II of Denmark (Jan ) Head of Government: Prime Minister Aleqa HAMMOND (Mar ) National Symbol- Polar Bear

Greenland’s Economy GDP: $2.133 billion (One of the lowest in the world) 89% of their exports comes from fish. Main exporting partners: Denmark and Japan Main importing partners: Denmark and Sweden Most people work in service industries.