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People And SocietyNationality
Noun Greenlander(s)
Adjective Greenlandic Ethnic groups
Inuit 89%, Danish and other 11% (2009) Languages
Greenlandic (East Inuit) (official), Danish (official), English Religions
Evangelical Lutheran, traditional Inuit spiritual beliefs Population World Ranking: 204
57,695 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
22.3% (male 6,514/female 6,330) 15-64 years 70.2% (male 21,599/female 18,861) 65 years and over 7.6% (male 2,269/female 2,097) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 33.7 years
Male 35 years Female 32.2 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 186
0.038% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 135
14.58 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 92
8.22 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 196
-5.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 84% of total population (2010)
Rate of urbanization 0.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major cities - population
NUUK (capital) 15,000 (2009)
Sex ratio
At birth 1.05 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years 1.14 male(s)/female 65 years and over 1.1 male(s)/female Total population 1.11 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 147
Total 9.83 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 11.23 deaths/1,000 live births Female 8.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 140
Total population 71.25 years
Male 68.6 years Female 74.04 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 113
2.11 children born/woman (2012 est.) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate
NA
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids World Ranking: 161
100 (1999)
Hiv/aids - deaths
NA
Education expenditures
NA
Literacy
Definition
Age 15 and over can read and write Total population 100%Male 100% Female 100% (2001 est.)
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Greenland, the world's largest island, is about 81% ice capped. Vikings reached the island in the 10th century from Iceland; Danish colonization began in the 18th century, and Greenland was made an integral part of Denmark in 1953. It joined the European Community (now the EU) with Denmark in 1973 but withdrew in 1985 over a dispute centered on stringent fishing quotas. Greenland was granted self-government in 1979 by the Danish parliament; the law went into effect the following year. Greenland voted in favor of increased self-rule in November 2008 and acquired greater responsibility for internal affairs when the Act on Greenland Self Government was signed into law in June 2009. Denmark, however, continues to exercise control of Greenland's foreign affairs, security, and financial policy in consultation with Greenland's Home Rule Government.