1988 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1988 (Internet Archive)
Geography
Climate
arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters
Coastline
44,087 km
Comparative area
about three times the size of Texas
Contiguous zone
4 nm
Continental shelf
200 meters or to depth of exploitation
Environment
sparse population confined to small settlements along coast
Exclusive fishing zone
200 nm
Land use
0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 1% meadows and pastures; NEGL% forest and woodland; 99% other
Special notes
dominates North Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe
Terrain
flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but narrow, barren, steep, rocky coast
Territorial sea
3 nm
Total area
2,175,600 km2; land area: 341,700 km2 (ice free)
Total area
500km GODTHAB (NUUK) Oaqorto Sec regional map II Ammaisalik Denmark Strait
People and Society
Ethnic divisions
86% Greenlander (Eskimos and Greenland-born whites), 14% Danish
Nationality
noun — Greenlander(s); adjective— Greenlandic
Population
54,205 (July 1987), average annual growth rate 1.00%