Greenland
Greenland
Capital Nuuk
2,166,086 km² · 56,831 people (2025) · krone
The largest island in the world, and about eighty percent of it is under an ice sheet up to 3 km thick — enough water to raise global sea level roughly 7 m if it all melted. There are no roads between towns; travel is by boat, plane or snow. Its population of under 60,000 lives almost entirely on the ice-free coastal fringe.
The facts
- Capital
- Nuuk
- Area
- 2,166,086 km² — 836,330 sq mi
- Population
- 56,831 (2025)
- Density
- 0.0 people per km²
- Currency
- krone (DKK, kr.)
- Official language
- Greenlandic
- Time zones
- UTC-04:00, UTC-02:00, UTC+00:00
- Calling code
- +299
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- GL · GRL
- Continent
- North America
How it compares
- By area
- 12 of 200
- By population
- 191 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2,381,740 | 47,435,312 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,344,858 | 112,832,473 |
| Greenland ← | 2,166,086 | 56,831 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,149,690 | 36,973,555 |
| Mexico | 1,964,375 | 131,946,900 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Greenland?
- Nuuk
- What currency does Greenland use?
- The krone (DKK).
- How big is Greenland?
- 2,166,086 km², or 836,330 square miles — 12 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Greenland drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- Algeria 2,381,740 km²
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,344,858 km²
- Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 km²
- Mexico 1,964,375 km²
- United States North America
- Mexico North America
- Canada North America
- Guatemala North America
- Haiti North America
- Dominican Republic North America
- Honduras North America
- Cuba North America
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)