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Greenland

18 cities · 5 states/provinces · Capital: Nuuk · North America

56,025 Population
18 Cities
$3.3B GDP
$58,499 GDP per Capita
0.860 HDI
71.6 Life Expectancy
2,166,086 Area (km²)

Greenland at a Glance

General

CapitalNuuk
ContinentNorth America
RegionAmericas
SubregionNorth America
LanguagesGreenlandic
CurrencyKrone (DKK)

Demographics

Population56,025
Density0.0/km²
Median Age35.3
Urban Population88.1%
Birth Rate12.6 per 1K
Death Rate9.4 per 1K
Fertility Rate1.77

Economy

GDP$3.3 billion
GDP per Capita$58,499
HDI0.860

Geography

Area2,166,086 km²
Driving SideRight
LandlockedNo
Calling Code++299
TLD.gl

Status

ISO CodeGL / GRL
UN MemberNo
IndependentNo
Life Expectancy71.6 years

Largest Cities in Greenland

# City State/Province Population Avg Temp Elevation
1 Nuuk Sermersooq 14,798 29°F 16 ft
2 Sisimiut Qeqqata 5,227 23°F —
3 Ilulissat Avannaata 4,413 24°F 36 ft
4 Qaqortoq Kujalleq 3,224 34°F —
5 Aasiaat Qeqertalik 3,005 24°F 3 ft
6 Maniitsoq Qeqqata 2,534 27°F —
7 Tasiilaq Sermersooq 1,985 28°F —
8 Uummannaq Avannaata 1,407 24°F 49 ft
9 Narsaq Kujalleq 1,346 32°F 269 ft
10 Paamiut Sermersooq 1,308 32°F 3 ft
11 Nanortalik Kujalleq 1,185 36°F —
12 Upernavik Avannaata 1,129 18°F —
13 Qasigiannguit Qeqertalik 1,081 24°F 43 ft
14 Qeqertarsuaq Sermersooq 986 33°F —
15 Qeqertarsuaq Qeqertalik 839 19°F —
16 Qaanaaq Avannaata 646 10°F —
17 Kangaatsiaq — 520 24°F 3 ft
18 Kangerlussuaq Qeqqata 508 22°F 794 ft

States & Provinces in Greenland

Avannaata 4 Kujalleq 3 Qeqertalik 3 Qeqqata 3 Sermersooq 4