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Greenland
(1,657 words)

Grønland/Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland)

Demographics (United Nations)

Population

56,800

Area

2,200,000 sq. km (840,000 sq. mi)

Population density

0.03/sq. km (0.1/sq. mi)

Growth rate p.a.

0.14% (per 1,000: births 11, deaths 10)

Under 15 years

16%

Urban dwellers

87% (0.41% p.a.)

Capital city

Nuuk 18,000

Languages & peoples (World Christian Database)

Mother tongues

79% Greenlandic, 14% Danish, 7% English

Peoples

60% Kalaallisut Eskimo; 19% No…

Cite this page
“Greenland”, in: World Christian Encyclopedia Online, Todd M. Johnson, Gina A. Zurlo. Consulted online on 06 December 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2666-6855_WCEO_COM_02GRL>
First published online: 2020



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