Greenland Fact Sheet
- Country: Greenland
- Area: 2,175,600 sq km
- Capital: Nuuk
- Population: 56,676
- Language: Danish and Greenlandic (official), English
- Religion: Protestant 69.2%, other 30.8%
- Government system: Territory under the Danish crown
- Major cities: Sisimiut, Llulisat, Maniitsoq
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Useful information about Greenland
- Currency: Danish Krone
- International dialing code: 0045
- International vehicle registration: DK
- Driving side: right
- Entry documents: Passport or Identity Card
- Required vaccination: None
- Electric current: 220V*
- Unit of measurement:
- Time zones: + 1 hour (time in Italy)
- Fixed date holidays: Sankt Hans Aften is celebrated on the night before St. John the Baptist’s Day, June 24, by lighting bonfires and singing; January 24, 25, 26, 31.
- Climate: harsh; in summer the midnight sun brightens the nights and makes temperatures pleasant, whereas in winter temperatures drop drastically accompanied by polar nights without seeing sunlight for entire weeks.
- Average temperatures: 8.4 °C (0 °C in winter, 18 °C in summer)
- Transportation: Greenlandic locations are connected by Greenlandair, the flag carrier airline; a good alternative is travel by sea: a fleet of ferries shuttles between Aappilattoq in the south and Uummannaq in the north.
- Airports: Nuuk, Ilulissat, Kangerlussuaq, Narsarsuaq
