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Blank Greenland Map: The largest island in the whole world Greenland, is an autonomous territory and is part of Denmark like the island Faroe. It Country has its name Greenland which means “Land of People” and it has the Danish krone as its currency as used by the people of Denmark. The people in Greenland are fluent in English and are understood widely although the official language of Greenland is Danish and Greenlandic. In the northern hemisphere, the most productive glacier the Ilulissat Icefjord is chosen as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is present in Greenland.

This largest island covers an area of approximately 2.166 million square kilometers and has a population of about 56,000 out of which 17,000 people live in the capital city of Greenland Nuuk. According to research done by some scientists, some ice sheet in Greenland is estimated to be 400,000 to 800,000 years old.

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Tourism in Greenland mainly depends on the flora and fauna biodiversity found in the country as almost 80% of the landmass of the island is covered with thick sheets of ice caps and glaciers. The major wildlife which attracts tourists to this island is polar bears, sea eagles, humpback whales, reindeer, musk oxen, and walruses. The major source of income for the inhabitants of the country is fishing as well as grants from Denmark. But in past few years, Greenland has observed growth in the tourism industry increasing the country’s income.

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Greenland was declared as an autonomous territory of Denmark in 1979 and it began self-government in 2009. Before this Greenland was a Danish Colony and was ruled by Denmark until 1953. After that, it became a country. The government in Greenland is a constitutional monarchy. It has a unicameral parliament that is called Landsting and a premier with two representatives that are sent to the Danish Folketing and the nominal head of Greenland is a Danish Queen.

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The country is famous f0r hot springs which are present in abundance that attracts tourists from every country in the world throughout the year. Because of balmy temperature that ranges between 98 and 100-degree Fahrenheit this country has been visited by several people.

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Southern Greenland has the largest town which is Qaqortoq which has been inhabitated for about 4,300 years and the Qaqortoq museum has preserved the art collection from the Thule, Norse, and Dorset cultures that will provide a glimpse of the history of Greenland. The first-ever Christian church on the continent is the Hvalsey Church is among the best-preserved ruins of the Norse.

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During mid-March people can enjoy a game of golf as each year the Ice Golf World Championships in Uummannaq is held. The game is played for two-days between icebergs and out in the snowfields. The country has complete two months of Day time as the sun does not set from May 25th to July 25th and because this the only time when the temperature of Greenland reaches above freezing point is July.