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Last Minute Tips Before you Travel to Greenland
- Time Zone: GMT/UTC -2
- Electricity: 220V, 50 Hz (bring an adapter/transformer for your hair drier, laptop, cellullar phone etc.)
- Currency: Danish Krone (Dkr)
- Country Dialing Code: 299
Greenland
Location
Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada
Capital
Nuuk (Godthab)
Population
56,375 (July 2005 est.)
Regions
3 districts (landsdele); Avannaa (Nordgronland), Tunu (Ostgronland), Kitaa (Vestgronland)
note: there are 18 municipalities in Greenland
Climate
arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters
Ethnic groups
Greenlander 88% (Inuit and Greenland-born whites), Danish and others 12% (January 2000)
Religions
Evangelical Lutheran
Languages
Greenlandic (East Inuit), Danish, English
Government type
parliamentary democracy within a constitutional monarchy
Background
The world's largest island, Greenland is about 81% ice-capped. Vikings reached the island in the 10th century from Iceland; Danish colonization began in the 18th century and Greenland was made an integral part of Denmark in 1953. It joined the European Community (now the European Union) with Denmark in 1973 but withdrew in 1985 over a dispute over stringent fishing quotas. Greenland was granted self-government in 1979 by the Danish parliament. The law went into effect the following year. Denmark continues to exercise control of Greenland's foreign affairs.
Visitor's Impressions
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