Time Difference:
UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: Greenland has four time zones
Travel Climate:
arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters
Travel Currency:
Danish krone (DKK)
Languages:
Greenlandic (East Inuit), Danish, English
Ethnic Groups:
Greenlander 88% (Inuit and Greenland-born whites), Danish and others 12%
National Holiday:
National Day, June 21; note - marks the summer solstice and the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere
Geographic Coordinates:
72 00 N, 40 00 W
Location:
Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada
Airports:
10