Greenland
Capital
Nuuk
Population
~56,000
Currency
Danish Krone (DKK)
Quick Facts
- Languages
- Greenlandic (Kalaallisut), Danish
- Religion
- Predominantly Lutheran Christianity
- Climate
- Arctic to subarctic; long cold winters, short cool summers
Culture & History
Known for: being the world's largest island (non-continent), vast ice sheet covering 80% of land, and Inuit culture
Also famous for: Northern lights viewing, climate change research, whale watching, and being an autonomous Danish territory
Food: Suaasat (seal soup), Mattak (whale skin), dried fish
Brief History
Inhabited by Inuit peoples for millennia; Norwegian then Danish rule; gained autonomy within Denmark in 1979; increasing self-governance; strategic importance due to climate change and resources