Greenland Travel guide

Capital: Nuuk (Godthåb) 
Government: Parliamentary democracy within a constitutional monarchy 
Currency: Danish krone (DKK) 
Area: total 2,166,086 km2
land: 2,166,086 km2 (410,449 km2 ice-free, 1,755,637 km2 ice-covered) (est.)
Population: 56,344 (July 2007 est.) 
Language: Greenlandic (Kalaallisut), Danish, English 
Religion: Evangelical Lutheran 
Calling Code: +299 
Internet TLD: .gl 
Time Zone: UTC to UTC-4

  Greenland is the world's largest non-continental island, in the far northeast of North America, largely within the Arctic Circle. Although it's still part of the Kingdom of Denmark, it was granted self-government effective in 1979, more recently it voted for more autonomy, in effect making it a separate country with formal ties to Denmark. Some inhabitants are now projecting the eventual road to independence. Copenhagen remains responsible for its foreign affairs, and of course is a source of investment. The closest neighbouring countries are Iceland to the South-East, Canada to the West and Svalbard in Norway to the North-East. 

  The Greenland Tourism and Business council's official website provides a wealth of information for the would-be visitor.