Greenland

Greenland is a state in Arctic and Greenland (North America) that has existed since 1979 CE. Its people spoke Eskimo-Aleut languages (Inuit, Yupik, Aleut, Thule, Dorset (Paleo-Eskimo)).

Self-governing Inuit-majority territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. It left the European Community in 1985 and gained wider self-rule in 2009, with Kalaallisut as the sole official language.

See Greenland on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1979 CE to the present

Duration

46 years

Type

State

Region

Arctic and Greenland, North America

Language family

Eskimo-Aleut

Capital

Nuuk

Came from

• Danish Greenland 1721 to 1979 CE

Events in North America during its time

• 1999 Nunavut created

Neighbours in North America

• United States 1776 CE to the present
• Dominion of Canada 1867 to 1982 CE
• Canada 1982 CE to the present
• Danish Greenland 1721 to 1979 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present, Southeast Asia
• Republic of India 1947 CE to the present, South Asia
• People's Republic of China 1949 CE to the present, East Asia
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE, Europe
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE, Central and North Asia
• Republic of South Africa (apartheid era) 1961 to 1994 CE, Central and Southern Africa

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