About Greenland - the basics

Greenland is a northern island that is technically part of North America, but politically tied to Europe. Culturally, its native people are related to the Inuit of Canada and Alaska.

Greenland is the largest non-continental island in the world, and is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. The inhabitants of Greenland have full Danish citizenship, but the government of Greenland has been given an increasing level of autonomy over its own affairs over the years.

In 2021 Greenland had a population of 56,653. Almost 90 percent of the population is of Inuit or Inuit-European origin.