Greenland
Greenland is in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, in the North America region. Its capital is Nuuk. It has a population of about 56,831 and an area of 2,166,090 km². Its flag has 2 colors that take up the same space: red and white, at 50% each.
The flag of Greenland as a pie chart
- Red 50%
- White 50%
- Design
- Complex design (cross, diagonal, triangle or canton)
- Symbol
- Has a circle
Each slice shows how much of the flag each color covers. It's the same data as CakeFlag, our game where you guess countries from the colors of their flag.
Greenland at a glance
- Capital
- Nuuk
- Continent
- North America, Central America and the Caribbean
- Region
- North America
- Official languages
- Greenlandic
- Currency
- krone
- National day
- June 21
- Highest point
- Gunnbjørn Fjeld (about 3,690 meters)
- Anthem
- “Nuna asiilasooq”
- Area
- 2,166,090 km²12th largest out of 208
- Population
- 56,83111th least populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 0 people/km²1st least densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 3.3 billion28th lowest GDP out of 200 · 2023 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 58,49923rd highest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2023 data
- Life expectancy
- 70.3 years66th lowest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
Neighboring countries
Greenland has no land borders with other countries.
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.