The Worlds Largest Island

Greenland
Source: The World Factbook

 Queen Margrethe II  Queen of Denmark  Head of the State of  Greenland

Background
 The world's largest island, is about 81% ice-capped. ice Greenland was made an integral part of Denmark in 1953.  Joined the European Union (EU) with Denmark in 1973, but withdrew in 1985 over a dispute centered on stringent fishing quotas.  Greenland was granted self-government in 1979 by the Danish selfparliament.  Greenland voted in favor of increased self-rule in November 2008 selfand acquired greater responsibility for internal affairs in June 2009.  Denmark, however, continues to exercise control of Greenland's foreign affairs, security, and financial policy in consultation with Greenland's Home Rule Government.

Location
 Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada

Area
Land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered) Ranks 13th in the world in terms of area.

Coastline
44,087 Km

Population
 57,600 (July 2009 est.)

Population growth rate

 0.062% (2009 est.)  Country comparison to the world: 194

Climate
Arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters

 Ethnic groups:groups: Greenlander 88% (Inuit and Greenland-born whites), GreenlandDanish and others 12% (2000)

 Religion:Religion:
Evangelical Lutheran

 Languages:Languages:
Greenlandic (East Inuit) (official), Danish, English

Natural Resources
        Coal Lead Molybdenum Gold Niobium Uranium Seals Hydropower Iron ore zinc Diamonds Platinum Tantalite Fish Whales Possible oil and gas

Government
 Parliamentary democracy within a constitutional monarchy

Economy
 The economy remains critically dependent on exports of shrimp and fish and on a substantial subsidy - about $700 million in 20082008-09 - from the Danish Government, which supplies about 60% of government revenues.  The public sector, including publicly-owned enterprises and the publiclymunicipalities, plays the dominant role in the economy.  Several interesting hydrocarbon and mineral exploration activities are ongoing and in 2007 a US firm signed an agreement with the Greenland Home Rule government to study the feasibility of building a multi-billion dollar aluminum smelter and hydropower multiplant.  Denmark plans to reduce its subsidies to Greenland should revenues from expected oil production come on stream.

GDP(PPP)
 $2 billion (2007 est.)  Country comparison to the world: 181

GDP Per Capita

 $34,700 (2007 est.)  Country comparison to the world: 35

 Exports:Exports:
$320 million (2008 est.) $480 million (2006)

 Exports - commodities:commodities:
Fish and fish products 72% Metals 10% (2008)

 Exports - partners:partners:
Denmark 63.5% Japan 11.1% China 4.9% Canada 4.8% (2008)

 Imports:Imports:
$432 million (2008 est.) $712 million (2006)

 Imports - commodities:commodities:
Machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, petroleum products

 Imports - partners:partners:
Denmark 59.1% Sweden 20.9% Norway 4.7% UK 4.4% (2008)

Exchange rates
 Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar : : 5.4742 5.0236 5.4797 5.9468 5.9969 (2009) (2008) (2007) (2006) (2005)

Now Lets see some innate picturesque of Greenland..!!!

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