Population: 56,352 (July 2001 est.)
Languages: Greenlandic (East Inuit), Danish, English
Background: The world's largest island, about 84% ice-capped, Greenland was granted self-government in 1978 by the Danish parliament. The law went into effect the following year. Denmark continues to exercise control of Greenland's foreign affairs.
Currency: Danish Krone (DKK, DKK (6.75 = US$1))
Data from CIA World Factbook. Click on CIA link for more. Click on map or flag for larger images.
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Font Foundries from Greenland
· Fat Hamster
Typographic People from Greenland
None
Related Links
· CIA World Factbook: Greenland
· Ethnologue: Languages of Greenland
· BBC Country profile: Greenland