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Greenland

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. Citizens of Greenland are citizens of Denmark.

Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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The Institute's composite reading

Risque élevé

4.9 /10 risk

  • Security 0.0
  • Economy 5.5
  • Diplomacy 5.0
  • Influence 0.0

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

Capital
Nuuk
Population
56,542 inh.
Area
2,166,086 km²
Currency
DKK
Regime
parliamentary monarchy

Executive in office

Head of State

Frédéric X de Danemark

since 2024.01.14

Head of Government

Jens-Frederik Nielsen

since 2025.03.28 Parti démocrate

Government in office · 1 members

ministre des Affaires étrangères du Groenland

Vivian Motzfeldt

since 2025.03.28 Foreign affairs

Parliament

Parlement du Groenland

31 seats

Democrats Democrats Democrats Democrats Democrats Democrats Democrats Democrats Democrats Democrats Naleraq Naleraq Naleraq Naleraq Naleraq Naleraq Naleraq Naleraq Inuit Ataqatigiit Inuit Ataqatigiit Inuit Ataqatigiit Inuit Ataqatigiit Inuit Ataqatigiit Inuit Ataqatigiit Inuit Ataqatigiit Siumut Siumut Siumut Siumut Atassut Atassut

Inception 1979

  • Democrats 10
  • Naleraq 8
  • Inuit Ataqatigiit 7
  • Siumut 4
  • Atassut 2

Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

3 G$

2023 ↑ +5.5 % vs 2022

GDP / capita

58,499 $

2023 ↑ +5.1 % vs 2022

Growth

0.9 %

2023 ↓ -1.1 pt vs 2022

Life expectancy

70.3 yrs

2024 ↓ -1.0 % vs 2023

Military bases Institute · Wikipedia

active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil

Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.

Foreign bases on national soil 1

  1. 1

    Pituffik Space Base

    United States of America · Nord-ouest du Groenland

    Space · since 1951 · Wikipédia ↗

    Missile warning and space surveillance.

Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-11-04

Last election

National anthem

Nuna asiilasooq

Composer · Jonathan Petersen

Audio not available

Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata

  • Nordic Council

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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days

The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 4,308 times a day (French and English). On 2026.11.03: 4,294, or ×1.0.

French + English French usual level 2026.08.06 · 2026.11.03 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

  • Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
  • Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
  • Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
  • Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-11-04
  • Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)