SPAMfighter information about
Greenland
| The data on this page is obtained from The World Factbook. |
 Communications information
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| SPAMfighters: | 1,972 |
| Internet users: | 38,000 (2005) |
| Internet hosts: | 8,851 (2006) |
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): | 1 (2000) |
| Internet country code: | .gl |
| Telephones - main lines in use: | 25,300 (2002) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular: | 32,200 (2004) |
| Telephone system: |
general assessment: adequate domestic and international service provided by satellite, cables and microwave radio relay; totally digitalized in 1995 domestic: microwave radio relay and satellite international: country code - 299; satellite earth stations - 12 Intelsat, 1 Eutelsat, 2 Americom GE-2 (all Atlantic Ocean) |
| Radio broadcast stations: | AM 5, FM 12, shortwave 0 (1998) |
| Radios: | 30,000 (1998 est.) |
| Television broadcast stations: | 1 publicly-owned station, some local low-power stations, and three AFRTS (US Air Force) stations (1997) |
| Televisions: | 30,000 (1998 est.) |
 Geographical information
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| Location: | Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada |
| Geographic coordinates: | 72 00 N, 40 00 W |
| Map references: | Arctic Region |
| Area: |
total: 2,166,086 sq km land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered) (2000 est.) |
| Area - comparative: | slightly more than three times the size of Texas |
| Land boundaries: | 0 km |
| Coastline: | 44,087 km |
| Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 3 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line |
| Climate: | arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters |
| Terrain: | flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast |
| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Gunnbjorn 3,700 m |
| Natural resources: | coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, gold, platinum, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas |
| Land use: |
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005) |
| Irrigated land: | NA |
| Natural hazards: | continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island |
| Environment - current issues: | protection of the arctic environment; preservation of the Inuit traditional way of life, including whaling and seal hunting |
| Geography - note: | dominates North Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe; sparse population confined to small settlements along coast, but close to one-quarter of the population lives in the capital, Nuuk; world´s second largest ice cap |
 People information
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| Population: | 56,361 (July 2006 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 24.5% (male 7,072/female 6,740) 15-64 years: 68.9% (male 20,904/female 17,919) 65 years and over: 6.6% (male 1,768/female 1,958) (2006 est.) |
| Median age: |
total: 34 years male: 35.3 years female: 32.3 years (2006 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | -0.03% (2006 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 15.93 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Death rate: | 7.84 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Net migration rate: | -8.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.17 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female total population: 1.12 male(s)/female (2006 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 15.4 deaths/1,000 live births male: 16.73 deaths/1,000 live births female: 14.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 69.94 years male: 66.36 years female: 73.6 years (2006 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 2.4 children born/woman (2006 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | 100 (1999) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: | NA |
| Nationality: |
noun: Greenlander(s) adjective: Greenlandic |
| Ethnic groups: | Greenlander 88% (Inuit and Greenland-born whites), Danish and others 12% (2000) |
| Religions: | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Languages: | Greenlandic (East Inuit), Danish, English |
| Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (2001 est.) |
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Governmental information
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| Country name: |
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Greenland local long form: none local short form: Kalaallit Nunaat |
| Dependency status: | part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1979 |
| Government type: | parliamentary democracy within a constitutional monarchy |
| Capital: |
name: Nuuk (Godthab) geographic coordinates: 64 11 N, 51 44 W time difference: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October note: Greenland is divided into four time zones |
| Administrative divisions: |
3 districts (landsdele); Avannaa (Nordgronland), Tunu (Ostgronland), Kitaa (Vestgronland) note: there are 18 municipalities in Greenland |
| Independence: | none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; foreign affairs is the responsibility of Denmark, but Greenland actively participates in international agreements relating to Greenland) |
| National holiday: | June 21 (longest day) |
| Constitution: | 5 June 1953 (Danish constitution) |
| Legal system: | Danish |
| Suffrage: | 18 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch: |
chief of state: Queen MARGRETHE II of Denmark (since 14 January 1972), represented by High Commissioner Soren MOLLER (since April 2005) head of government: Prime Minister Hans ENOKSEN (since 14 December 2002) cabinet: Home Rule Government is elected by the parliament (Landstinget) on the basis of the strength of parties elections: the monarchy is hereditary; high commissioner appointed by the monarch; prime minister is elected by parliament (usually the leader of the majority party); election last held 3 December 2002 (next to be held December 2006) election results: Hans ENOKSEN elected prime minister note: government coalition - Siumut and Inuit Ataqatigiit |
| Legislative branch: |
unicameral Parliament or Landstinget (31 seats; members are elected by popular vote on the basis of proportional representation to serve four-year terms) elections: last held on 15 November 2005 (next to be held by December 2009) election results: percent of vote by party - Siumut 30.7%, Demokratiit 22.8%, Inuit Ataqatigiit 22.6%, Atassut Party 19.1%; Katusseqatigiit 4.1%, other 0.7%; seats by party - Siumut 10, Demokratiit 7, Inuit Ataqatigiit 7, Atassut 6, Katusseqatigiit 1 note: two representatives were elected to the Danish Parliament or Folketing on 8 February 2005 (next to be held February 2009); percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Siumut 1, Inuit Ataqatigiit 1 |
| Judicial branch: | High Court or Landsret (appeals can be made to the Ostre Landsret or Eastern Division of the High Court or Supreme Court in Copenhagen) |
| Political parties and leaders: | Atassut Party (Solidarity, a conservative party favoring continuing close relations with Denmark) [Finn KARLSEN]; Demokratiit [Per BERTHELSEN]; Inuit Ataqatigiit or IA (Eskimo Brotherhood, a leftist party favoring complete independence from Denmark rather than home rule) [Josef MOTZFELDT]; Issituup (Polar Party) [Nicolai HEINRICH]; Kattusseqatigiit (Candidate List, an independent right-of-center party with no official platform; Siumut (Forward Party, a social democratic party advocating more distinct Greenlandic identity and greater autonomy from Denmark) [Hans ENOKSEN] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders: | NA |
| International organization participation: | Arctic Council, NC, NIB, UPU |
| Diplomatic representation in the US: | none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark) |
| Diplomatic representation from the US: | none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark) |
| 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 |
 Economical information
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| Economy - overview: | The economy remains critically dependent on exports of fish and substantial support from the Danish Government, which supplies about half of government revenues. The public sector, including publicly-owned enterprises and the municipalities, plays the dominant role in the economy. Despite several interesting hydrocarbon and mineral exploration activities, it will take a number of years before production can materialize. Tourism is the only sector offering any near-term potential, and even this is limited due to a short season and high costs. |
| GDP (purchasing power parity): | $1.1 billion (2001 est.) |
| GDP (official exchange rate): | NA |
| GDP - real growth rate: | 1.8% (2001 est.) |
| GDP - per capita (PPP): | $20,000 (2001 est.) |
| GDP - composition by sector: |
agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA% |
| Labor force: | 24,500 (1999 est.) |
| Unemployment rate: | 10% (2000 est.) |
| Population below poverty line: | NA% |
| Household income or consumption by percentage share: |
lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA% |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices): | 1.6% (1999 est.) |
| Budget: |
revenues: $646 million expenditures: $629 million; including capital expenditures of $85 million (1999) |
| Agriculture - products: | forage crops, garden and greenhouse vegetables; sheep, reindeer; fish |
| Industries: | fish processing (mainly shrimp and Greenland halibut); gold, niobium, tantalite, uranium, iron and diamond mining; handicrafts, hides and skins, small shipyards |
| Industrial production growth rate: | NA% |
| Electricity - production: | 242.2 million kWh (2003) |
| Electricity - production by source: |
fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% note: Greenland is shifting its electricity production from fossil fuel to hydropower production (2001) |
| Electricity - consumption: | 225.3 million kWh (2003) |
| Electricity - exports: | 0 kWh (2003) |
| Electricity - imports: | 0 kWh (2003) |
| Oil - production: | 0 bbl/day (2003 est.) |
| Oil - consumption: | 3,850 bbl/day (2003 est.) |
| Oil - exports: | NA bbl/day |
| Oil - imports: | NA bbl/day |
| Natural gas - production: | 0 cu m (2003 est.) |
| Natural gas - consumption: | 0 cu m (2003 est.) |
| Exports: | $480 million f.o.b. (2004 est.) |
| Exports - commodities: | fish and fish products 94% (prawns 63%) |
| Exports - partners: | Denmark 62.5%, Japan 12.3%, China 5.3% (2005) |
| Imports: | $601 million c.i.f. (2004 est.) |
| Imports - commodities: | machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, petroleum products |
| Imports - partners: | Denmark 66.8%, Sweden 19.3%, Ireland 3.6% (2005) |
| Debt - external: | $25 million (1999) |
| Currency (code): | Danish krone (DKK) |
| Currency code: | DKK |
| Exchange rates: | Danish kroner per United States dollar - 5.9969 (2005), 5.9911 (2004), 6.5877 (2003), 7.8947 (2002), 8.3228 (2001) |
| Fiscal year: | calendar year |
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Transportations information
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| Airports: | 14 (2006) |
| Airports - with paved runways: |
total: 9 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 5 (2006) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways: |
total: 5 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 2 (2006) |
| Roadways: |
total: NA note: while there are short roads in towns, there are no roads between towns; inter-town transport takes place either by sea or air (2005) |
| Merchant marine: |
total: 3 ships (1000 GRT or over) 5,540 GRT/2,540 DWT by type: cargo 1, passenger 2 registered in other countries: 2 (Cyprus 1, Denmark 1) (2006) |
| Ports and terminals: | Sisimiut |
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Military information
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| Manpower available for military service: | males age 18-49: 14,653 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower fit for military service: | males age 18-49: 10,199 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower reaching military service age annually: | males age 18-49: 440 (2005 est.) |
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Information about transnational issues
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| Disputes - international: | managed dispute between Canada and Denmark over Hans Island in the Kennedy Channel between Canada´s Ellesmere Island and Greenland |
