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Greenland is an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark and is the largest of the kingdom's three constituent parts by land area, the others being Denmark proper and the Faroe Islands. Citizens of Greenland are citizens of Denmark. They are thus citizens of the European Union (EU), although Greenland is not part of the EU. It is the world's largest island and lies between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. It shares a small 1.2-kilometre (0.75 mi) border with Canada on Hans Island. The capital and largest city is Nuuk. Kaffeklubben Island off the northern coast is the world's northernmost undisputed point of land – Cape Morris Jesup on the main island was thought to be so until the 1960s. Economically, Greenland is heavily reliant on aid from Denmark, which has averaged 5.4 billion kr. (€724 million) annually in the period 2019–2023, amounting to…

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Greenland

Capital
Nuuk
Language
Greenlandic
Currency
Danish krone
Time zone
UTC+00:00
Calling code
+299
Internet domain
.gl
Driving side
right
Plug type
Europlug
Voltage
230

Source: Wikidata.

Events

Greenland

UkiortaaqNew Year's Day2026-01-01
Kunngit pingasut ulluatEpiphany2026-01-06
Sisamanngortoq illernartoqMaundy Thursday2026-04-02
Tallimanngorneq tannaartoqGood Friday2026-04-03
Poorskip ulluaEaster Sunday2026-04-05
Poorskip-aappaaEaster Monday2026-04-06
TussiarfikGeneral Prayer Day2026-05-01
QilaliarfikAscension Day2026-05-14
AtuanngiffikBank closing day2026-05-15
PiinsiPentecost2026-05-24

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalNuuk
Population56,025
CurrencyDKK
Languageskl,da-GL,en
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