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Greenland

72.0N 40.0W · 20 EVENTS · 6 DOMAINS
THE SELF-GOVERNMENT ACT RECOGNISES GREENLANDERS' RIGHT TO INDEPENDENCE · 21 JUNE 2009
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2009 – present · Self-Government, Resources and the Question of Independence
3 EVENTS
23 Apr 2021 · Múte B. Egede becomes premier 2 REFS
11 Mar 2025 · The 2025 election under world attention 2 REFS
1979 – 2009 · Home Rule and Self-Government
4 EVENTS
1 May 1979 · Home Rule established 2 REFS
21 Jun 2009 · Act on Greenland Self-Government in force 3 REFS
1940 – 1979 · War, the Cold War and the End of Colony
3 EVENTS
9 Apr 1941 · Greenland under U.S. protection 2 REFS
5 Jun 1953 · From colony to Danish county 3 REFS
1721 – 1940 · Hans Egede and Two Centuries of Danish Rule
3 EVENTS
1721 · Hans Egede reaches Greenland 2 REFS
5 Apr 1933 · Danish sovereignty confirmed 2 REFS
c. 985 – c. 1450 · Erik the Red and the Norse Colony
4 EVENTS
c. 985 · Erik the Red founds the Norse colony 2 REFS
1408 · The Norse settlements vanish 2 REFS
c. 2500 BCE – c. 1300 CE · The First Peoples: Saqqaq, Dorset and Thule
3 EVENTS
c. 2500 BCE · The Saqqaq settle Greenland 2 REFS
c. 800 BCE · The Dorset (Tuniit) culture 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Nuuk
Population
58,000
Area
2,166,086 km²
Region
North America
Languages
Greenlandic
Currency
krone (kr.)
Demonym
Greenlandic
UN member
No
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Economy

GDP
$3.3 B’23 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$58,499’23 WB-WDI
GDP growth
0.9%’23 WB-WDI
Trade openness
91.9%’23 WB-WDI

Society

Population
57,000’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
70.3 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
88.6%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.7’24 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
81.4’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
87.1’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
77.6’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
78.6’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
84.1’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
77.9’24 WB-WGI

Technology

R&D spending
0.6%’04 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
702’04 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
69.5%’17 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
119’22 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
1.7%’18 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
410,450 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
0.0%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
0.6%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
10.5’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
11.7%’22 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
0.0%’20 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’20 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’20 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.0%’20 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI

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