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Queen Margrethe II	An Inuit family in Greenland, 1917.
Southeast coast of Greenland	Southern Greenland scenery, near Nanortalik, where fjords and mountains dominate the landscape.
Scoresby Sund in eastern Greenland, the longest fjord in the world.	View from the air
The last written records of the Norse Greenlanders are of a marriage in 1408 in the church of Hvalse...	Colorful houses dot the town of Ittoqqortoormiit.

Population history of Greenland

Year	Estimated Population
2011	56,840
2010	56,533
2009	56,323
2008	56,328
2007	56,555
2006	56,774
2005	56,935
2004	56,911
2003	56,765
2002	56,609
2001	56,350
2000	56,200
1999	56,100
1998	56,100
1997	56,000
1996	55,900
1995	55,800
1994	55,500
1993	55,200
1992	55,300
1991	55,500
1990	55,600
1989	55,300
1988	54,800
1987	54,100
1986	53,500
1985	53,200
1984	52,700
1983	52,100
1982	51,500
1981	51,000
1980	50,200
1979	49,600
1978	49,200
1977	49,400
1976	49,700
1975	49,600
1974	49,500
1973	49,000
1972	48,300
1971	47,200
1970	46,400
1969	44,900
1968	43,400
1967	41,900
1966	40,500
1965	39,200
1964	37,600
1963	36,400
1962	35,000
1961	33,700
1960	32,500

Government officials of Greenland

Official	Office	Start of Term
Aleqa Hammond	Prime Minister of Greenland	2013

Books about Greenland

Sacred Stone

Sacred Stone

Author:Clive Cussler

Genre:Fiction, Mystery

Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
Which city is the capital of Greenland?
A:
Nuuk is the capital of this country.
Q:
What type of money is officially accepted in Greenland?
A:
The currencies accepted in this country include the Danish krone.

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