ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW • POPULATION (2020 EST.): 56,367 • CAPITAL: Nuuk • VISA: Greenland is party to the Schengen Agreement. No visa required for stays of up to 90 days. That period begins when entering any country party to the Schengen Agreement • HEALTH: Precautions against hepatitis are recommended • CURRENCY: Danish Krone (DKK) = 100 ore. Most major credit cards accepted in towns • EXCHANGE RATE (APPROX.): DKK6.57 = $1 • TIPPING: Service is included • TIME: GMT –3 • ELECTRICITY: 220 volts. Adaptor required
• DRIVING: On the left. U.S. driving license accepted for 90 days. Minimum driving age is 18 • PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2023): Jan 1, 6; Apr 14, 15, 17, 18; May 13, 26; Jun 6, 21; Dec 24-26, 31 • LANGUAGE: Greenlandic, Danish, English • RELIGION: Evangelical Lutheran • COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +299
CLIMATE Arctic conditions prevail. Summer is brief, with maximum daytime temperatures of 50F-68F in the south and 41F-50F in the north; temperatures in winter fall to –4F in the south and –40F in the north
GETTING THERE • MAJOR GATEWAYS: Narsarsuaq, South (UAK) Kangerlussuaq, Central (SFJ) Kefl avik, Iceland (KEF) Copenhagen, Denmark (CPH)
TOP ATTRACTIONS • Dog sledding • Northern Lights • Whale-watching • Nuuk
Ilulissat Icefjord in Greenland
GREENLAND SEA CANAD A Baffin Bay Upernavik GREENLAND