GreenlandGreenland's geography is rather ironic considering its name. Greenland is located in the northern part of North America. It is located between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada. The area of ​​Greenland is approximately 2,715,600 square kilometers. Its surface area is just over 3 times that of Texas. It is the largest island in the world. It is also located primarily in the Davis Strait and Baffin Bay and eastward from Iceland into the Denmark Strait. Greenland's terrain is flat and has a gradually sloping ice cap. It covers everything except a narrow, mountainous and rocky coast. Its climate has cool summers and very cold winters! During the summer in southern Greenland, the average temperature is 48° Fahrenheit. Greenland's climate is generally dry. People have lived in Greenland for about 5,000 years, the earliest belonging to what are called Independence I, Saqqaq and Independence II cultures. Greenland is the source of much climate change in the Northern Hemisphere. Their natural resources include zinc, lead, iron ore, coal, gold, platinum, uranium, fish, seals and whales. Mammals include the musk ox, wolf, lemming, and reindeer. The circumpolar animals that inhabit the island are the polar bear, the arctic fox, the polar hare and the ermine. Environmental issues consist of protecting the Arctic environment and preserving their traditional way of life, including whaling. Greenland's population is 59,827 people. They are called Greenlanders and the majority religion is Evangelical Lutheran. Their languages ​​include dialects of Eskimo, Danish, and Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect). The age structure is 0-14 years –26%; 15-64-68%; 65-? -- 6%. The total life expectancy is 65.98 years for males and 74.24 years for females. The total life expectancy of the population is 70 years. The capital of Greenland is Nuuk (Godthab). Its population is 12,483 inhabitants. It is the largest and oldest Danish settlement on the island. It was founded in 1721. Other settlements include Julianhåb (Qaqotorq), Frederekshåb and Narsaq on the south coast. With Thule on the northwest coast and Ammassalik on the east coast. Greenland's dependency status is very reliable compared to Denmark. It has had an autonomous administrative division of Denmark since 1979. The national holiday is the Queen's birthday, 16 April 1940. Its legal system is Danish and the head of state is Queen Margarethe 2 of Denmark (represented by High Commissioner Gunnar Martens.