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 Demographics and Migration
3. Greenland's Health
4. Greenland's Responsibility Towards The Environment
5. Greenland's Modernity and Learning
6. Religion and Beliefs
7. 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 Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #overpopulation #population #yemen

Population:

This country has a fertility rate of 1.84. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.₈

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best9
Pos.		20229
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
18	Argentina	1.88
19	Myanmar (Burma)	2.13
20	Indonesia	2.15
21	Greenland	1.84
22	Gibraltar	1.84
23	Peru	2.16
24	Venezuela	2.19
25	Romania	1.81
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

• The Population of the Earth
• Abortion, Birth Control and Contraception

3. Greenland's Health

#birth_control #demographics #health #overpopulation

Health:

When it comes to public health, Greenland has exemplary public policy and a uniquely healthy culture. Greenland does better than average when it comes to its fertility rate₉. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the last 40 years. Greenland has had a long-term consistent fertility rate, and is one of only 22 countries to vary by less than 1.0 each decade since the 1960s. Its peak fertility rate was 2.69 in 1997.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best9
Pos.		20229
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
18	Argentina	1.88
19	Myanmar (Burma)	2.13
20	Indonesia	2.15
21	Greenland	1.84
22	Gibraltar	1.84
23	Peru	2.16
24	Venezuela	2.19
25	Romania	1.81
	The Americas Avg	1.80
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

4. Greenland's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment

This rank is derived from 1 data sets. Greenland does better than average in its forested percent change 2000-2020₁₀.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better10
Pos.		Total10
1	Guernsey	82.6%
2	Bahrain	75.2%
3	Iceland	64.7%
	...
104=	St Martin	0.0%
104=	St Kitts & Nevis	0.0%
104=	Monaco	0.0%
104=	Greenland	0.0%
104=	Falkland Islands	0.0%
104=	Mali	0.0%
104=	Gibraltar	0.0%
104=	St Barthelemy	0.0%
	The Americas Avg	-2.1%
	World Avg	-0.1%
q=234.

5. Greenland's Modernity and Learning

#education #modernity #technology #the_internet

Compared to The Americas (2020)11
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank11
1	Canada	21.9
2	USA	28.2
3	Argentina	43.6
	...
26=	Belize	86.0
27	Panama	87.0
28	Venezuela	89.5
29	Greenland	90.0
30=	St Vincent & Grenadines	90.3
31	Bolivia	91.0
32	Jamaica	95.7
33	St Lucia	97.8
34	Paraguay	101.5
	The Americas Avg	81.3
q=41.

Modernity & Learning (2020)11
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank11
1	Finland	7.7
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Switzerland	14.7
	...
115	Panama	87.0
116	Indonesia	89.3
117	Venezuela	89.5
118	Greenland	90.0
119=	St Vincent & Grenadines	90.3
119=	Mongolia	90.3
121	Bolivia	91.0
122	Brunei	91.6
	World Avg	82.7
q=205.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users Higher is better12
Pos.		201612
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 better13
Pos.		2017 Ratio13
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
153=	San Marino	0.0
153=	Cayman Islands	0.0
153=	Andorra	0.0
153=	Greenland	0.0
153=	Brunei	0.0
153=	Aruba	0.0
153=	Bahrain	0.0
153=	Palau	0.0
	The Americas Avg	3.36
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

6. 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 below₁₄:

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 beliefs₁₅.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems