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 | GREENLAND[Kalaallit Nunaat] : |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Grønland ; Kalaallit Nunaat |
| country code ISO: GL //; - FIPS: GL |
| location: Northeast North America, North Atlantic Ocean |
| time zone: -3 UT* [*= applying daylight saving time] |
| surface (land) area: 2175600 sq.km = 839999 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 84° N / South: 60° N / East: 12° W / West: 73° W |
| borders (land): none |
| borders (coastline): Arctic Ocean, Greenland Sea, Denmark Strait, Davis Strait, Baffin Bay |
| climate: arctic |
| Government |
| independent since: not yet |
| type of government: integral part within the Danish realm since 1953 |
| capital: Nuuk (Godthåb) |
| administrative division: amt (3) into municipality (18) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1996): 55,863 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 56,309 // - ; 2001: 55,983 |
| population density: 0,025 per sq.km = 0, 067 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 0,1% //; - doubling time: ca 60 years |
| birth rate: 22 per 1000 |
| death rate: 8 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 2 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 27 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 65,5 years (male: 61; female: 68) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 28% //; - 15-59 years: 64,5% //; - 60+ years: 7,5% |
| urbanisation: 81% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Greenlander (Inuit) 86%; Danish 14% |
| languages: Inuit dialects, Danish |
| religious affiliation: Lutheran 67%; other 33% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: % |
| people per physician: |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: % |
| school enrolment: secondary education: % |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: % |
| adult literacy: % (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Danish Kron = 100 øre |
| annual inflation rate: % |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 16650 per capita |
| GNI USD per capita //; - [ppp: ] |
| GDP growth: % |
| income: USD 6000 per capita |
| import: USD 421 per capita //; - export: USD 364 per capita |
| trade: USD per capita //; - or % of GDP |
| trade partners: DK |
| human development index: //; - position of the country in the world no.: |
| female labour force: 33% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0,2 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 0% //; - grass land: 1% //; - wooded area: 0% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 15% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 30% |
| agricultural products: fisheries |
| livestock (million): some sheep (22000) and reindeer (2600 - 5000), no further data available |
| fish catch: 120596 - 160253 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 15% //; - part of industry in GDP: % |
| industrial products: fish canning |
| mining products: lead, zinc, uranium |
| CO2 emission per capita: 9,4 |
| services: labour force: 70% //; - part of services in GDP: % |
| energy use (kg per capita): |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 80 - 150 km //; - of which paved: % //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 54 per 1000 |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 374 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 744 |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Gunnbjørn(s) Fjeld 3700 m, Mont Forel 3360 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: only some very small drainage rivers of no importance or unnamed in atlantes at the dsiposal of the compiler |
| canals: none |
| waterfalls: unknown |
| caves: longest system: unknown / deepest: |
| islands: Disko (Qeqertarsuaq), Qerqertag, Jens Munks ø |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: maximum measured ice thickness: 3270 m |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| the largest known island in the world, 84% of its land is permanently ice-capped, average thickness 300 m |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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