Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark and world's largest island. Its capital is Nuuk. About 56,542 people live there (2025). It covers 2,166,086 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Nuuk
- People (2025)
- 56,542
- Area
- 2,166,086 km²
- Currency
- Danish krone
Greenland at a glance
- In its own language
- Kalaallit Nunaat, Grønland
- Status
- Country
- Continent
- North America
- Capital
- Nuuk
- Population
- 56,542 (2025)
- Area
- 2,166,086 km² (836,330 mi²)
- People are called
- Greenlandic
- Official languages
- Greenlandic
- Currency
- Danish krone
- GDP (nominal)
- US$3.2 billion (2021)
- Life expectancy
- 71.8 years (2013)
- Government
- parliamentary monarchy
- Head of state
- Frederik X of Denmark (since 2024)
- Head of government
- Jens-Frederik Nielsen (since 2025)
- Country codes
- GL, GRL
- Calling code
- +299
- Internet domain
- .gl
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC±00:00, UTC−01:00, UTC−02:00, UTC−03:00, UTC−04:00
- Coordinates
- 72°, -40°
Greenland and its neighbours
Greenland borders Canada, Iceland and Norway. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Greenland
- Neighbours
Divisions of Greenland
- Sermersooq
- Kujalleq
- Qeqqata
- Northeast Greenland National Park
- Avannaata
- Qeqertalik
Member of
- Nordic Council
- Overseas Countries and Territories Association
- West Nordic Council
- Inuit Circumpolar Council
How far are you from Greenland?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the capital of Greenland?
The capital of Greenland is Nuuk.
What is the population of Greenland?
Greenland has about 56,542 people, as recorded in 2025.
How big is Greenland?
Greenland covers 2,166,086 square kilometres (836,330 square miles).
What currency does Greenland use?
The Danish krone.
What language is spoken in Greenland?
The official language of Greenland is Greenlandic.
Which countries border Greenland?
Greenland shares a border with Canada, Iceland and Norway.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.