ce-covered) (est.)

Area - comparative: slightly more than three times the size of Texas

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 44,087 km

Maritime claims: continental shelf: 200 NM or agreed boundaries or
median line exclusive
200 NM or agreed boundaries or median line territorial sea:
Climate: arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters

Terrain: flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow,
mountainous, barren, rocky coast

Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point:
Gunnbjorn 3,700 m

Natural resources: zinc, lead, iron ore, coal, molybdenum, gold,
platinum, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas

Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.)

Irrigated land: NA sq km

Natural hazards: continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of
the island

Environment - current issues: protection of the arctic environment;
preservation of the Inuit traditional way of life, including whaling
and seal hunting

Geography - note: dominates North Atlantic Ocean between North America
and Europe; sparse population confined to small settlements along coast,
but close to one-quarter of the population lives in the capital, Nuuk;
world's second largest ice cap

People Greenland

Population: 56,376 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 26.3% (male 7,561; female 7,284) 15-64 years:
68.1% (male 20,880; female 17,489) 65 years and over: 5.6% (male 1,442;
female 1,720) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.03% (2002 est.)

Birth rate: 16.27 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate: 7.61 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate: -8.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04
male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.19 male(s)/female 65 years and over:
0.84 male(s)/female total population: 1.13 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 17.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: 72.32 years (2002 est.) male: Total fertility
rate: 2.43 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 100 (1999)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA

Nationality: noun: Greenlander(s) adjective: Greenlandic

Ethnic groups: Greenlander 88% (Inuit and Greenland-born whites),
Danish and others 12% (January 2000)

Religions: Evangelical Lutheran

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