Greenland is an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, the world''s largest island, lying between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, between latitudes 59 and 83 degrees north. Its capital is Nuuk. Its land area is roughly 2,166,086 square kilometres, the great majority ice-covered, and its 2025 estimated population was 56,831, one of the lowest population densities of any territory on Earth.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Classification
Territory Status Greenland
Sources
1. Greenland (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox
Capital: Nuuk
Infobox, population
56,831 (2025 estimate)
Infobox, area
2,166,086 km2 (836,330 sq mi)
Lead/Geography section, with population and area figures from the infobox
Greenland is an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, the world''s largest island, lying between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, between latitudes 59 and 83 degrees north. Its capital is Nuuk. Its land area is roughly 2,166,086 square kilometres, t
Introduction
Greenland is an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark and is the largest of the kingdom's three constituent parts by land area, the others being Denmark proper and the Faroe Islands.
On Continent: North America, Lead section
lies between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
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