Capital:
Godthåb Nuuk
Area:
2,175,600 sq km/840,000 sq ml
Language:
Greenlandic (Ammassalik Eskimoan)
Population:
56,385
Physical features:
Interior covered by an ice sheet; the island has an important role strategically and in civil aviation; there are lead and cryolite deposits; offshore oil is being explored; world's largest island
Ethnic distribution:
Inuit, Danish and other European
Industries:
fish and fish processing
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