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Greenland

Kalaallit Nunaat

ISO GL Dial +299 Currency DKK Americas 4 time zones
Beautiful snowy coastline and icy waters in Nuuk, Greenland under the bright winter sun.

Greenland, officially Kalaallit Nunaat, is a country in Northern America, Its capital is Nuuk, its country calling code is +299, and its ISO 3166 codes are GL (alpha-2) and GRL (alpha-3). The official currency is Danish krone (DKK) kr.

Capital
Nuuk
Calling code
+299
Currency
Danish krone (DKK) kr
Languages
Kalaallisut
Local time
20:08:01
ISO alpha-2
GL
ISO alpha-3
GRL
Population
56,367
Area
2,166,086 kmยฒ
Region
Northern America
Internet domain
.gl
Drives on the
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Greenland country code: +299

The country calling code for Greenland is +299. Country calling codes identify the destination country when placing an international call. The international access prefix used to leave your originating country varies by telephone network. On mobile phones, the + symbol is generally used instead. After the country code, dial the local Greenland number, dropping any leading zero used for domestic dialling.

Greenland ISO codes: GL and GRL

Greenland is assigned GL as its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code and GRL as its alpha-3 code. Alpha-2 codes are the two-letter codes used in web addresses, currency pairs and shipping forms. Alpha-3 codes are the three-letter codes used in banking, aviation and international standards work. The internet country code top-level domain for Greenland is .gl. ISO country codes are standardized identifiers, but they can change when countries or territories undergo changes in international status or classification.

Currency in Greenland: the Danish krone

The official currency of Greenland is the Danish krone, with the ISO 4217 code DKK and the symbol kr. Prices, salaries and official accounts inside Greenland are quoted in DKK. Exchange rates move daily, so check a live rate before converting rather than relying on a figure you saw last week.

Time zone in Greenland

The primary time zone for Greenland is -04:00, currently UTC-04:00. This country spans multiple time zones. The clock above shows the primary time zone, so local time elsewhere in Greenland may differ. The clock reads from your own device, so it follows daylight saving rather than showing a fixed offset.

Capital and geography of Greenland

The capital of Greenland is Nuuk. Greenland sits in Americas, specifically the Northern America subregion. Its approximate centre point is 72.00000000, -40.00000000. Languages recorded for Greenland: Kalaallisut.

Which countries border Greenland?

No land borders are recorded for Greenland in this dataset, which is typical of island states and territories. The nearby page still ranks the closest countries by straight-line distance.

Public holidays 2026

16 recorded. Regional holidays apply only in the listed subdivisions.

DateHolidayApplies
1 Jan 2026 New Year's Day National
6 Jan 2026 Epiphany National
2 Apr 2026 Maundy Thursday National
3 Apr 2026 Good Friday National
5 Apr 2026 Easter Sunday National
6 Apr 2026 Easter Monday National
1 May 2026 General Prayer Day National
14 May 2026 Ascension Day National
15 May 2026 Bank closing day National
24 May 2026 Pentecost National
25 May 2026 Whit Monday National
21 Jun 2026 Ullortuneq National
24 Dec 2026 Christmas Eve National
25 Dec 2026 Christmas Day National
26 Dec 2026 St. Stephen's Day National
31 Dec 2026 New Year's Eve National

Where Greenland is

Centre point 72.00000000, -40.00000000.

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