GL
Greenland
Greenland
Greenland sits in North America and uses DKK - krone (kr.). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Nuuk
Population
56.8K
Area
2.2M km2
Population
56.8K
56,831 people
Area
2.2M km2
2,166,086 square kilometers
Density
0/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Nuuk
64.18, -51.75
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Greenland, officially listed here as Greenland, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Greenland, GL, GRL, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Greenland is grouped under Americas, more specifically North America, with North America shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 56,831 people and a land area of 2,166,086 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 0 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 72, -40, while the capital coordinate reference is 64.18, -51.75. Greenland has no land borders listed in the country data, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Nuuk (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Nuuk, Sisimiut, Ilulissat, Aasiaat and Qaqortoq. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Greenland, capital of Greenland, and major urban areas in Greenland. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Devolved parliamentary government within a unitary constitutional monarchy. The classification fields mark sovereignty as no, United Nations membership as no, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include no major listed organizations in this sample. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Greenland uses calling code +299, postal format ####, and time zone data listed as UTC-04:00, UTC-03:00, UTC-01:00 and UTC+00:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists DKK - krone (kr.), while language records include Greenlandic. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as DK. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The country dataset does not include a recent Gini entry for this profile.
How to use this profile
This Greenland profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
GL / GRL
Top-level domains
.gl
Continents
North America
Border countries
No land borders listed
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
DK
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Greenland is represented by the GL country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Nuuk
Sermersooq
18,326
primary
#2
Sisimiut
Qeqqata
5,582
admin
#3
Ilulissat
Avannaata
4,737
admin
#4
Aasiaat
Qeqertalik
3,069
admin
#5
Qaqortoq
Kujalleq
3,050
admin
Governance
Government type
Devolved parliamentary government within a unitary constitutional monarchy
Sovereign
No
UN member
No
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+299
Postal format
####
Timezones
UTC-04:00, UTC-03:00, UTC-01:00, UTC+00:00
Languages
Greenlandic
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
N/A
No country entry