About

The island

Greenland is the largest island in the world, located between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada and northwest of Iceland. It has a total area of over 2,100,00 km2.

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The country

Is Greenland a country? Yes and no. Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the largest of three constituent parts of this kingdom, the other two being metropolitan Denmark and the Faroe Islands; the citizens of all territories are full citizens of Denmark. Though a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with the European kingdoms of Norway and Denmark for more than a millennium.

Greenland is a self-governing entity within the constitutional monarchy of the Kingdom of Denmark. The Greenlandic government Naalakkersuisut holds executive power in local government affairs. The head of the government is called Naalakkersuisut Siulittaasuat (“Premier”) and serves as head of Greenlandic Government. Any other member of the cabinet is called a Naalakkersuisoq (“Minister”). The Greenlandic parliament is called Inatsisartut (“Legislators”), having 31 members.

The weather

Greenland’s climate is a tundra climate on and near the coasts and an ice cap climate in inland areas. It typically has short, cool summers and long, moderately cold winters.