Greenland

Greenland
Status	Proto Dependency
Sovereignty	Denmark
Capital	Nuuk (Godthab)
Land Area	410 450km21
Location	North America, The Americas
Population
GNI
ISO3166-1 Codes	GL, GRL, 3042
Internet Domain	.gl3
Currency	Krone (DKK)4
Telephone	+2995

1. Overview
2. Greenland's Modernity and Learning
3. Religion and Beliefs
4. Links

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1. Overview

“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.”

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₆

“Stone Age traditions collide with modern technology to create a complex society where children eat whale blubber while watching satellite TV and hunters learn first-aid skills to qualify as guides. It´s said that once a traveller has seen the rest of the world, there´s always Greenland. But with climate change undoubtedly stirring things up in this part of the world, we don´t think you should wait that long. Nature, at its most raw and powerful, calls the shots here: the world´s biggest noncontinental island is actually more than 80% icecap, leading to the world´s sparsest population.

Few places combine such magnificent scenery, clarity of light and raw power of nature. Vast swaths of beautiful wilderness and very few roads, give adventurers the freedom to wander at will, whether on foot, by ski or dogsled.

However you travel, schedule a safety margin for unpredictable weather and leave ample time in each destination to unwind, soak up the midnight sun, watch icebergs explode, be dazzled by the magic of the aurora borealis or to try some world-beating but charmingly uncommercialised opportunities for sea kayaking, rock climbing and salmon fishing.”

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₇

As a territory of Denmark I do not have many specific statistics for this territory in its own right.

2. Greenland's Modernity and Learning

#education #modernity #technology #the_internet

Compared to The Americas (2020)8
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank8
1	Canada	21.6
2	USA	29.3
3	Argentina	43.8
	...
26	Belize	86.0
27	Venezuela	87.1
28	Panama	88.0
29	Greenland	90.0
30	Bolivia	90.1
31	St Vincent & Grenadines	90.3
32	Jamaica	97.8
33	St Lucia	97.8
34	Paraguay	104.4
	The Americas Avg	81.7
q=41.

Modernity & Learning (2020)8
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank8
1	Finland	8.4
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Switzerland	15.1
	...
115	Panama	88.0
116	Tajikistan	88.3
117	Oman	88.9
118	Greenland	90.0
119	Mongolia	90.0
120	Bolivia	90.1
121	St Vincent & Grenadines	90.3
122	Brunei	91.6
	World Avg	83.2
q=205.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users Higher is better9
Pos.		20169
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
59	Argentina	69%
60	Trinidad & Tobago	69%
61	Malaysia	69%
62	Greenland	67%
63	Portugal	67%
64	Brazil	66%
65	St Kitts & Nevis	66%
66	Dominica	66%
	The Americas Avg	56.4%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake Higher is better10
Pos.		2017 Ratio10
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
153	San Marino	0.0
154	Cayman Islands	0.0
155	Andorra	0.0
156	Greenland	0.0
157	Brunei	0.0
158	Aruba	0.0
159	Bahrain	0.0
160	Palau	0.0
	The Americas Avg	3.36
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

3. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₁₁:

Christian	96.1%
Muslim	0.1%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	0.8%
Jewish	0.1%
Unaffiliated	2.5%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Evangelical Lutheran, traditional Inuit spiritual beliefs₁₂.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems

There isn't much information in the database for Greenland, most likely because it is either a part of another country (i.e., a territory or possession) and therefore most international statistics are counted for the country as a whole, or, this is such an exotic place that little data exists about it.