About Greenland

General informations

Greenland is an apart country with a chilly weather full of glaciers, fjordS, incredible northern lights, magnificent scenery, inuit culture and way of life still anchored nowadays.

But did you know that Greenland make part of Danemark and have its own self-governement? That the country is not an EU member but have special connexion law for fishing? That 80% of its surface is formed by glaciers and ice cap?

  • LAND
  • 2,166,086 km2 of total area
  • Inland ice and glaciers: 1,755,637 km2
  • Ice-free area: 410,449 km2
  • 3,693 m is the highest point named Gunnbjørn’s Fjeld
  •  Average temperature: 1.7° C (with a minimum of  -20.7 °C & a maximum of 19.3 °C)
  • POLITIC
  • Self-government, within the kingdom of Denmark
  • Head of state: Queen Margrethe II
  • Head of government (since 2013): Kim Kielsen (S)
  • Not a member of EU
  • ECONOMY
  • Fishing
  • Whaling
  • Sealing
  • Tourism
  • POPULATION
  • 55,992 of inhabitant
  • Official language : Greenlandic
  • CAPITAL
  • Nuuk
  • 18K of inhabitant
  • CURRENCY

Danish krone (DKK)

spotted swimming polar bear
A pod of killer whales in Greenland
Crediting is required when using photos from our galleries. This means you have to credit both the photographer and Visit Greenland (http://vg.gl/accr) Photo by Filip Gielda - Visit Greenland This photo is licensed under Visit Greenland License Agreement. Please refer to the license agreement for more info about the rights of use associated with the image. Download the agreement here: http://vg.gl/vglicense When downloading or sharing this image you enter into an agreement with Visit Greenland A/S about the use of the image under this license. If you want to apply for extended user rights for downloads on this database please read these guidelines: http://vg.gl/guidel
Crediting is required when using photos from our galleries. This means you have to credit both the photographer and Visit Greenland (http://vg.gl/accr) Photo by Filip Gielda - Visit Greenland This photo is licensed under Visit Greenland License Agreement. Please refer to the license agreement for more info about the rights of use associated with the image. Download the agreement here: http://vg.gl/vglicense When downloading or sharing this image you enter into an agreement with Visit Greenland A/S about the use of the image under this license. If you want to apply for extended user rights for downloads on this database please read these guidelines: http://vg.gl/guidel
Crediting is required when using photos from our galleries. This means you have to credit both the photographer and Visit Greenland (http://vg.gl/accr) Photo by Jason Charles Hill - Visit Greenland This photo is licensed under Visit Greenland License Agreement. Please refer to the license agreement for more info about the rights of use associated with the image. Download the agreement here: http://vg.gl/vglicense When downloading or sharing this image you enter into an agreement with Visit Greenland A/S about the use of the image under this license. If you want to apply for extended user rights for downloads on this database please read these guidelines: http://vg.gl/guidel
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