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Photos of Greenland

Frozen fjord along northeast coast of Greenland, as seen from a P-3 aircraft on 14 May 2012. Credit: NASA/Jim Yungel.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 13

People and Society

Age structure

2023 population pyramid:
2023 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 100

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 200

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 126

Death rate

comparison ranking: 51

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 202

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 142

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 124

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 4

Environment

Revenue from coal

comparison ranking: 89

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 159

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 19

Labor force

comparison ranking: 199

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 158

Public debt

comparison ranking: 195

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 1

Exports

comparison ranking: 179

Imports

comparison ranking: 183

Energy

Communications

Internet users

comparison ranking: total 204

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 129

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 160

Military and Security