Area: 2.176.165 Km²
Population: 56.400 (2001 est.)
Density: 0,025 pop/Km²

System of government: Self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark
Capital: Godthåb (Nuuk in greenlandic) (12.000 pop.)
Major cities: Holsteinsborg/Sisimiut 5000 pop., Jakobshavn/Ilulissat 4500 pop., Sukkertoppen/Manitsoq 4000 pop.
Ethnic majority: Greenlander (Eskimos and Greenland-born whites) 85%, Eskimos 15%
Border countries: -

Principal mountains: Gunnbjørns Fjeld 3700 m
Principal rivers: -
Principal lakes: -
Principal islands: Greenland 2.130.800 Km², Disko 8578 Km²
Climate: Polar

Language: Greenlandic, Danish (both officials)
Religion: Lutheran
Currency: Danish Krone (DKK)