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     • Kalaallit Nunaat (the Inuit name for the island) is not an independent state but a self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark.
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   Is Kalaallit Nunaat a country?

   • Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) has been a self-governing country since 1979 within the Kingdom of Denmark (or Danish Realm), which consists of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Kalaallit Nunaat. The country is a 2 million km 2 island in the Arctic whose population is 88.9% Greenlandic Inuit out of a total of 56,562 inhabitants (May 2022).

   The Indigenous World 2024: Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland)

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   Who are the Kalaallit in Greenland?

   • The Kalaallit are the Greenlandic Inuit who inhabit the territory's western region. In World War II, the United States military used Bluie as a code name for Greenland, where they kept several bases named "Bluie (East or West) (sequential numeral)".

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   What will the government of Kalaallit Nunaat do?

   • The Government of Kalaallit Nunaat, Naalakkersuisut, will announce the accession to the Paris Agreement of the UN Climate Convention (UNFCCC) and, in this context, will need to prepare a national climate strategy containing climate objectives and a direction for how Kalaallit Nunaat will achieve economic growth aligned with the green transition.

   The Indigenous World 2024: Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland)

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   How many children are disadvantaged in Kalaallit Nunaat?

   • 11 May 2023 marked exactly 30 years since Kalaallit Nunaat acceded to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. It is estimated that up to one-third of the children in Kalaallit Nunaat are disadvantaged in one way or another. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has been working in Kalaallit Nunaat since 2011 and established its office in 2019.

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   How many Kalaallit live in Denmark?

   • Approximately 17,000 Kalaallit live in Denmark. Ethnographically, Kalaallit consist of three major groups: the Kalaallit of West Greenland, who speak Kalaallisut (west Greenlandic); the Iivit of Kangia (East Greenland), who speak Iivi oraasia (east Greenlandic) and the Inughuit/Avanersuarmiut near Thule who speak Inuktun (north Greenlandic).

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   How did the Inuit come to Greenland?

   • The Inuit came to Greenland from North America in a series of migrations that stretched from 2500 BC to the11th century. Vikings reached the island in the 10th century from Iceland; Danish colonization began in the 18th century, and Greenland became part of the Kingdom of Denmark in 1953.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › GreenlandGreenland - Wikipedia

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   Greenland (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat, pronounced [kalaːɬːit nʉnaːt]; Danish: Grønland, pronounced [ˈkʁɶnˌlænˀ]) is a North American island autonomous territory [14] of the Kingdom of Denmark. [15]

4. www.britannica.com › place › GreenlandGreenland | History, Population, Map, Flag, & Weather ...

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   4 days ago · The Greenlandic people are primarily Inuit who, depending upon the region they are from, call themselves Kalaallit (West Greenlanders), Inugguit (from Thule district), or Iit (East Greenlanders). They call their homeland Kalaallit Nunaat (“Country of the Greenlanders”).

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6. www.nationsonline.org › oneworld › greenlandGreenland - Country Profile - Nations Online Project

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   Kalaallit Nunaat (the Inuit name for the island) is not an independent state but a self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark. Greenland shares maritime borders with Canada, Iceland, and Norway.

7. sciencenordic.com › denmark-greenland-scienceGreenland in numbers: eight key statistics to understand the ...

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   Jun 12, 2016 · Kalaallit Nunaat--popularly known as Greenland--is the world’s largest island, taking up a whopping 2,180,000 square kilometres of land in the Arctic. For some, Greenland is inconceivably large. And along with the Faeroe Islands, it actually makes The Kingdom of Denmark the world’s 12th largest country.

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8. www.cia.gov › the-world-factbook › countriesGreenland - The World Factbook

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   Oct 7, 2024 · Country name conventional long form: none conventional short form: Greenland local long form: none local short form: Kalaallit Nunaat etymology: named by Norwegian adventurer Erik THORVALDSSON (Erik the Red) in A.D. 985 in order to entice settlers to the island

9. www.iwgia.org › en › kalaallit-nunaat-greenlandThe Indigenous World 2024: Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland)

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   Mar 25, 2024 · Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) has been a self-governing country since 1979 within the Kingdom of Denmark (or Danish Realm), which consists of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Kalaallit Nunaat.

10. www.bbc.com › news › world-europe-18249474Greenland profile - BBC News

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    Jan 15, 2024 · GREENLAND: FACTS. Capital: Nuuk. Area: 2,166,086 sq km. Population: 56,000. Languages: Greenlandic, also Danish and English. Life expectancy: 71 years (men) 76 years (women) Getty Images. Aurora...