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Greenland remains a land of fantastical and semi-mythical proportions. Beneath a mesmerising aurora borealis lies a vast tundra and glittering columns of ice whose monstrous glaciers launch icebergs into the sea to form magnificent southern fjords.
Fast Facts
Country Full Name
Greenland (Grønland) or Kalaallit Nunaat (local name)
Population
56,385
Currency
Name: Danish Krone
Code: DKK
Symbol: kr
Electrical Plugs
220V 50Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: Greenlandic
Time Zones
GMT/UTC -2
Country Dialing Code
+299
Weights & Measures
Metric
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