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Greenland · GL / GRL / 304

GL
ISO 3166-1 GRL · 304

Greenland is a north america country in Americas. It has a population of 56,025, uses DKK, speaks Greenlandic.

Population 56,025
Area (km²) 2,166,086
Capital Nuuk
Region North America

All facts

fields
ISO alpha-3
GRL
ISO numeric
304
Calling code
+299
TLD
.gl
Driving side
Currencies
DKK
Languages
kal
Timezones
Flag
🇬🇱

Cities

top 18 by population
Nuuk Sermersooq 14,798
Sisimiut Qeqqata 5,227
Ilulissat Avannaata 4,413
Qaqortoq Kujalleq 3,224
Aasiaat Qeqertalik 3,005
Maniitsoq Qeqqata 2,534
Tasiilaq Sermersooq 1,985
Uummannaq Avannaata 1,407
Narsaq Kujalleq 1,346
Paamiut Sermersooq 1,308
Nanortalik Kujalleq 1,185
Upernavik Avannaata 1,129
Qasigiannguit Qeqertalik 1,081
Qeqertarsuaq Sermersooq 986
Qeqertarsuaq Qeqertalik 839
Qaanaaq Avannaata 646
Kangaatsiaq 05 520
Kangerlussuaq Qeqqata 508

Airports

top 20
GOH
JHS

Sisimiut Airport

Medium airport

JEG

Aasiaat Airport

Medium airport

CNP

Neerlerit Inaat Airport

Medium airport

BGQO

Qaquortoq Airport

Medium airport

THU

Pituffik Space Base

Medium airport

NAQ

Qaanaaq Airport

Medium airport

UAK

Narsarsuaq Airport

Medium airport

KUS

Kulusuk Airport

Medium airport

JAV

Ilulissat Airport

Medium airport

TQA
TQI
XEQ
JUV

Upernavik Airport

Small airport

JQA

Qaarsut Airport

Small airport

UMD
JUK
JCH
QFI

Universities

linked

FAQ

4 questions
What currency does Greenland use?
DKK.
What languages are spoken in Greenland?
Greenlandic.
What is the capital of Greenland?
Nuuk.
How many cities are in Greenland?
18 on record.

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/countries/GL

{
  "data": {
    "iso_alpha2": "GL",
    "iso_alpha3": "GRL",
    "iso_numeric": "304",
    "common_name": "Greenland",
    "official_name": "Greenland",
    "capital": "Nuuk",
    "region": "Americas",
    "subregion": "North America",
    "population": 56025,
    "flag_emoji": "🇬🇱",
    "car_side": null,
    "postal_code_format": null,
    "native_names": {},
    "calling_codes": [
      "+299"
    ],
    "tld": [
      ".gl"
    ],
    "flag_url": "/static/flags/gl.svg",
    "area": 2166086.0,
    "latitude": 72.0,
    "longitude": -40.0,
    "languages": {
      "kal": "Greenlandic"
    },
    "currencies": {
      "DKK": {
        "name": "krone",
        "symbol": "kr."
      }
    },
    "borders": [],
    "timezone_ids": []
  }
}
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