GREENLAND

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Greenland People

Country Name: Greenland

Capital City: Nuuk (Godthab)

Population: 56,344 (July 2007 est.)

Population Growth: -0.03% (2007 est.)

Currency: Danish krone (DKK)

Languages: Greenlandic (East Inuit), Danish, English

Area:

Inflation Rate: 1% (2005 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 9.3% (2005)

Domain extension:

PEOPLE OF GREENLAND

Age Structure 0-14 years:

24% (male 6,926/female 6,597)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

69.1% (male 20,901/female 18,012)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

6.9% (male 1,873/female 2,035) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

34.1 years

Median Age - male:

35.4 years

Median Age - female:

32.3 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

-0.03% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

16.01 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

7.93 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

-8.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.02 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.05 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.16 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.92 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

1.115 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

70.23 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

66.65 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

73.9 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Greenlander(s)

Ethnic Groups:

Greenlander 88% (Inuit and Greenland-born whites), Danish and others 12% (2000)

Religions:

Evangelical Lutheran

Languages:

Greenlandic (East Inuit), Danish, English