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- Removed $ {} β€”
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 32 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 18,000 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” Greenland Broadcasting Company provides public radio and TV, with a broadcast station and a series of repeaters; a few private local TV and radio stations; Danish public radio rebroadcasts are available (2019)
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .gl
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 70% (2017 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 9 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 6,000 (2020 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 118 (2021 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 67,000 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” sheep, cattle, reindeer, fish, shellfish
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $1.594 billion (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $1.719 billion (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” high-income, self-governing Danish territorial economy; non-EU member but preferential market access; dependent on Danish financial support; exports led by fishing industry; growing tourism and interest in untapped mine…
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 6.542 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 6.287 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 7.076 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 6.89 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text β€” 6.894 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” fish, shellfish, processed crustaceans, ships, precious stones (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” Denmark 50%, China 23%, UK 5%, Japan 5%, Germany 3% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2021.text β€” $1.122 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text β€” $1.286 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2023.text β€” $1.357 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: GDP expenditure basis - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $3.327 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.exports of goods and services.text β€” 40.8% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.government consumption.text β€” 41.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.household consumption.text β€” 32.6% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.imports of goods and services.text β€” -51.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in fixed capital.text β€” 34.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in inventories.text β€” 1.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 16.6% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 18.4% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 61% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” refined petroleum, ships, garments, plastic products, furniture (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” Denmark 58%, Sweden 19%, Spain 8%, Iceland 7%, Canada 2% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2021.text β€” $1.635 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text β€” $1.657 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2023.text β€” $1.7 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: GDP expenditure basis - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.note β€” note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.text β€” -1.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” fish processing (mainly shrimp and Greenland halibut), anorthosite and ruby mining, handicrafts, hides and skins, small shipyards
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020.text β€” 2.1% (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021.text β€” 0% (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 1.2% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021.text β€” $3.926 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $4.005 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $4.04 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2021.text β€” 1.6% (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 2% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 0.9% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2021.text β€” $69,300 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $70,700 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $71,000 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Energy.Coal.imports.text β€” 5 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.proven reserves.text β€” 383 million metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 100% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.biomass and waste.text β€” 0.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text β€” 13.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.hydroelectricity.text β€” 85.8% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text β€” 0.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 534.5 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text β€” 190,000 kW (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.transmission/distribution losses.text β€” 10 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.refined petroleum consumption.text β€” 4,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from coal and metallurgical coke.text β€” 12 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from petroleum and other liquids.text β€” 527,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.total emissions.text β€” 527,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Climate.text β€” arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters
+ Added Environment.Environmental issues.text β€” changes in sea levels and other disruptions in the Arctic environment
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 0.6% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 0% (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 0.6% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.forest.text β€” 0% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.other.text β€” 99.4% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.rate of urbanization.text β€” 0.41% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.urban population.text β€” 87.9% of total population (2023)
+ Added Environment.Waste and recycling.municipal solid waste generated annually.text β€” 50,000 tons (2024 est.)
+ Added Geography.Area - comparative.text β€” slightly more than three times the size of Texas
+ Added Geography.Area.land.text β€” 2,166,086 sq km (approximately 1,710,000 sq km ice-covered)
+ Added Geography.Area.total .text β€” 2,166,086 sq km
+ Added Geography.Climate.text β€” arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters
+ Added Geography.Coastline.text β€” 44,087 km
+ Added Geography.Elevation.highest point.text β€” Gunnbjorn Fjeld 3,694 m
+ Added Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text β€” Atlantic Ocean 0 m
+ Added Geography.Elevation.mean elevation.text β€” 1,792 m
+ Added Geography.Geographic coordinates.text β€” 72 00 N, 40 00 W
+ Added Geography.Geography - note.text β€” dominates North Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe; sparse population confined to small settlements along coast; close to one-quarter of the population lives in the capital, Nuuk; world's second largest ice…
+ Added Geography.Irrigated land.text β€” NA
+ Added Geography.Land boundaries.total.text β€” 0 km
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 0.6% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 0% (2022 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 0.6% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.forest.text β€” 0% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.other.text β€” 99.4% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Location.text β€” Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada
+ Added Geography.Map references.text β€” Arctic Region
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.continental shelf.text β€” 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.exclusive fishing zone.text β€” 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.territorial sea.text β€” 3 nm
+ Added Geography.Natural hazards.text β€” continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island
+ Added Geography.Natural resources.text β€” coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, diamonds, gold, platinum, niobium, tantalite, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas
+ Added Geography.Population distribution.text β€” settlement concentrated on the southwest shoreline, with limited settlements scattered along the remaining coast; interior is uninhabited
+ Added Geography.Terrain.text β€” flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast
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