Greenland
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Location:
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Northern North America, island between the Arctic
Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of
Canada |
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Background:
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The world's largest non-continental island, about
81% 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. |
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Geography - note:
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dominates North Atlantic Ocean between North America
and Europe; sparse population confined to small
settlements along coast, but close to one-quarter of
the population lives in the capital, Nuuk; world's
second largest ice cap |
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Natural hazards:
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continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of
the island |
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Languages:
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Greenlandic (East Inuit), Danish, English |
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Exchange rates:
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Danish kroner per US dollar - 7.8947 (2002), 8.323
(2001), 8.083 (2000), 6.976 (1999), 6.701 (1998)
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Greenland Travel Information and Hotel Discounts
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