The largest island in the world. With an area of
843,880 square miles Greenland makes its impression. But the true dimension of this «island»
reaches the visitors mind first when he stands in in the middle of nowhere and let the view pass
along the horizon in this arctic wilderness.
Not more than 55,000 inhabitants share this last paradise. Halibut and shrimp fisheries build the
main industry. Connections between towns and settlements are
made by boat or plane. Actually just three towns are reachable by
plane the others are connected by helicopter. Roads and highways
are limited to the area of a settlement. Coast liners are normal and affordable form of travel.
Greenland's capital is called Nuuk what actually stands for
«peninsula». Situated on the west coast its home for about 13,000
inhabitants. Here are the seat of Home rule
and ministries. During the last decade the Danish ministry is handing over more and more
political functions.Greenland is NOT member of the European Community (EC) but got
an extraordinary agreement for special import and customs
regulations. Largest corporation in Greenland is the multinational
group for fisheries and seafood production Royal Greenland |
