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World Gazetteer Results for Tasilikulooq:
NameTasilikulooq
Geographical TypeLocality
Population1
CountryGreenland
Administrative DivisionQaqortoq
Dictionary Results for Greenland:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Greenland
    n 1: the largest island in the world; lies between the North
         Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of
         Denmark [syn: Greenland, Gronland, Kalaallit Nunaat]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Greenland \Greenland\ prop. n.
   An island situated between the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans,
   the largest island in the world; it is a Danish territory.
   [WordNet 1.5]

3. CIA World Factbook 2002
Greenland

   Introduction Greenland
   ----------------------
                            Background: The world's largest non-continental
                                        island, about 84% ice-capped,
                                        Greenland was granted self-
                                        government in 1978 by the Danish
                                        parliament. The law went into effect
                                        the following year. Denmark
                                        continues to exercise control of
                                        Greenland's foreign affairs.
  
   Geography Greenland
   -------------------
                              Location: Northern North America, island
                                        between the Arctic Ocean and the
                                        North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of
                                        Canada
                Geographic coordinates: 72 00 N, 40 00 W
                        Map references: Arctic Region
                                  Area: total: 2,166,086 sq km
                                        land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km
                                        ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-
                                        covered) (est.)
                    Area - comparative: slightly more than three times the
                                        size of Texas
                       Land boundaries: 0 km
                             Coastline: 44,087 km
                       Maritime claims: continental shelf: 200 NM or agreed
                                        boundaries or median line
                                        exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM or
                                        agreed boundaries or median line
                                        territorial sea: 3 NM
                               Climate: arctic to subarctic; cool summers,
                                        cold winters
                               Terrain: flat to gradually sloping icecap
                                        covers all but a narrow,
                                        mountainous, barren, rocky coast
                    Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
                                        highest point: Gunnbjorn 3,700 m
                     Natural resources: zinc, lead, iron ore, coal,
                                        molybdenum, gold, platinum, uranium,
                                        fish, seals, whales, hydropower,
                                        possible oil and gas
                              Land use: arable land: 0%
                                        permanent crops: 0%
                                        other: 100% (1998 est.)
                        Irrigated land: NA sq km
                       Natural hazards: continuous permafrost over northern
                                        two-thirds of the island
          Environment - current issues: protection of the arctic
                                        environment; preservation of the
                                        Inuit traditional way of life,
                                        including whaling and seal hunting
                      Geography - note: dominates North Atlantic Ocean
                                        between North America and Europe;
                                        sparse population confined to small
                                        settlements along coast, but close
                                        to one-quarter of the population
                                        lives in the capital, Nuuk; world's
                                        second largest ice cap
  
   People Greenland
   ----------------
                            Population: 56,376 (July 2002 est.)
                         Age structure: 0-14 years: 26.3% (male 7,561;
                                        female 7,284)
                                        15-64 years: 68.1% (male 20,880;
                                        female 17,489)
                                        65 years and over: 5.6% (male 1,442;
                                        female 1,720) (2002 est.)
                Population growth rate: 0.03% (2002 est.)
                            Birth rate: 16.27 births/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                            Death rate: 7.61 deaths/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                    Net migration rate: -8.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population
                                        (2002 est.)
                             Sex ratio: at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
                                        under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
                                        15-64 years: 1.19 male(s)/female
                                        65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/
                                        female
                                        total population: 1.13 male(s)/
                                        female (2002 est.)
                 Infant mortality rate: 17.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2002
                                        est.)
              Life expectancy at birth: total population: 68.69 years
                                        female: 72.32 years (2002 est.)
                                        male: 65.13 years
                  Total fertility rate: 2.43 children born/woman (2002 est.)
      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA%
     HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/ 100 (1999)
                                  AIDS:
                     HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA
                           Nationality: noun: Greenlander(s)
                                        adjective: Greenlandic
                         Ethnic groups: Greenlander 88% (Inuit and
                                        Greenland-born whites), Danish and
                                        others 12% (January 2000)
                             Religions: Evangelical Lutheran
                             Languages: Greenlandic (East Inuit), Danish,
                                        English
                              Literacy: definition: NA
                                        total population: NA%
                                        male: NA%
                                        female: NA%
                                        note: similar to Denmark proper
  
   Government Greenland
   --------------------
                          Country name: conventional long form: none
                                        conventional short form: Greenland
                                        local short form: Kalaallit Nunaat
                                        local long form: none
                     Dependency status: part of the Kingdom of Denmark;
                                        self-governing overseas
                                        administrative division of Denmark
                                        since 1979
                       Government type: parliamentary democracy within a
                                        constitutional monarchy
                               Capital: Nuuk (Godthab)
              Administrative divisions: 3 districts (landsdele); Avannaa
                                        (Nordgronland), Tunu (Ostgronland),
                                        Kitaa (Vestgronland)
                                        note: there are 18 municipalities in
                                        Greenland
                          Independence: none (part of the Kingdom of
                                        Denmark; self-governing overseas
                                        administrative division of Denmark
                                        since 1979)
                                        note: foreign affairs is the
                                        responsibility of Denmark, but
                                        Greenland actively participates in
                                        international agreements relating to
                                        Greenland
                      National holiday: June 21 (longest day)
                          Constitution: 5 June 1953 (Danish constitution)
                          Legal system: Danish
                              Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
                      Executive branch: chief of state: Queen MARGRETHE II
                                        of Denmark (since 14 January 1972),
                                        represented by High Commissioner
                                        Gunnar MARTENS (since NA 1995)
                                        note: government coalition - Siumut
                                        and Atasuut Party
                                        election results: Jonathan MOTZFELDT
                                        reelected prime minister; percent of
                                        parliamentary vote - 57.3%
                                        head of government: Prime Minister
                                        Jonathan MOTZFELDT (since 19
                                        September 1997)
                                        cabinet: Home Rule Government is
                                        elected by the Parliament
                                        (Landstinget) on the basis of the
                                        strength of parties
                                        elections: the monarchy is
                                        hereditary; high commissioner
                                        appointed by the monarch; prime
                                        minister is elected by Parliament
                                        (usually the leader of the majority
                                        party); election last held 16
                                        February 1999 (next to be held NA
                                        February 2003)
                    Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament or Landstinget
                                        (31 seats; members are elected by
                                        popular vote on the basis of
                                        proportional representation to serve
                                        four-year terms)
                                        note: two representatives were
                                        elected to the Danish Parliament or
                                        Folketing on 20 November 2001 (next
                                        to be held no later than November
                                        2005); percent of vote by party -
                                        NA%; seats by party - Siumut 1,
                                        Inuit Ataqatigiit 1
                                        election results: percent of vote by
                                        party - Siumut 35.2%, Inuit
                                        Ataqatigiit 22.1%, Atassut Party
                                        25.2%, Candidate's League 12.3%,
                                        independent 5.2%; seats by party -
                                        Siumut 11, Atassut 8, Inuit
                                        Ataqatigiit 7, Candidate List 4,
                                        independent 1
                                        elections: last held on 16 February
                                        1999 (next to be held by NA February
                                        2003)
                       Judicial branch: High Court or Landsret (appeals can
                                        be made to the Ostre Landsret or
                                        Eastern Division of the High Court
                                        or Supreme Court in Copenhagen)
         Political parties and leaders: Akulliit Party [Bjarne KREUTZMANN];
                                        Atassut Party (Solidarity, a
                                        conservative party favoring
                                        continuing close relations with
                                        Denmark) [Daniel SKIFTE]; Inuit
                                        Ataqatigiit or IA (Eskimo
                                        Brotherhood, a leftist party
                                        favoring complete independence from
                                        Denmark rather than home rule)
                                        [Josef MOTZFELDT]; Issituup (Polar
                                        Party) [Nicolai HEINRICH];
                                        Kattusseqatigiit (Candidate List, an
                                        independent right-of-center party
                                        with no official platform [leader
                                        NA]; Siumut (Forward Party, a social
                                        democratic party advocating more
                                        distinct Greenlandic identity and
                                        greater autonomy from Denmark) [Hans
                                        ENOKSEN]
          Political pressure groups and NA
                               leaders:
             International organization NC, NIB
                         participation:
   Diplomatic representation in the US: none (self-governing overseas
                                        administrative division of Denmark)
     Diplomatic representation from the none (self-governing overseas
                                    US: administrative division of Denmark)
                      Flag description: two equal horizontal bands of white
                                        (top) and red with a large disk
                                        slightly to the hoist side of center
                                        - the top half of the disk is red,
                                        the bottom half is white
  
   Economy Greenland
   -----------------
                    Economy - overview: The economy remains critically
                                        dependent on exports of fish and
                                        substantial support from the Danish
                                        Government, which supplies about
                                        half of government revenues. The
                                        public sector, including publicly
                                        owned enterprises and the
                                        municipalities, plays the dominant
                                        role in the economy. Despite several
                                        interesting hydrocarbon and minerals
                                        exploration activities, it will take
                                        several years before production can
                                        materialize. Tourism is the only
                                        sector offering any near-term
                                        potential, and even this is limited
                                        due to a short season and high
                                        costs.
                                   GDP: purchasing power parity - $1.1
                                        billion (2001 est.)
                GDP - real growth rate: NA%
                      GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $20,000
                                        (2001 est.)
           GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: NA%
                                        industry: NA%
                                        services: NA%
         Population below poverty line: NA%
     Household income or consumption by lowest 10%: NA%
                      percentage share: highest 10%: NA%
      Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.6% (1999 est.)
                           Labor force: 24,500 (1999 est.)
                     Unemployment rate: 10% (2000 est.)
                                Budget: revenues: $646 million
                                        expenditures: $629 million,
                                        including capital expenditures of
                                        $85 million (1999)
                            Industries: fish processing (mainly shrimp and
                                        Greenland halibut), handicrafts,
                                        hides and skins, small shipyards,
                                        mining
     Industrial production growth rate: NA%
              Electricity - production: 250 million kWh (2000)
    Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 100%
                                        note: Greenland is shifting its
                                        electricity production from fossil
                                        fuel to hydroelectric power
                                        production (2000)
                                        hydro: 0%
                                        other: 0%
                                        nuclear: 0%
             Electricity - consumption: 232.5 million kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2000)
                Agriculture - products: forage crops, garden and greenhouse
                                        vegetables; sheep, reindeer; fish
                               Exports: $264 million (f.o.b., 2000)
                 Exports - commodities: fish and fish products 94% (prawns
                                        63%)
                    Exports - partners: EU (mainly Denmark) 85%, Japan 8%,
                                        US 2% (1999)
                               Imports: $349 million (c.i.f., 2000)
                 Imports - commodities: machinery and transport equipment,
                                        manufactured goods, food, petroleum
                                        products
                    Imports - partners: EU (mostly Denmark), Norway, US,
                                        Canada
                       Debt - external: $25 million (1999)
              Economic aid - recipient: $380 million subsidy from Denmark
                                        (1999)
                              Currency: Danish krone (DKK)
                         Currency code: DKK
                        Exchange rates: Danish kroner per US dollar - 8.418
                                        (January 2002), 8.323 (2001), 8.083
                                        (2000), 6.976 (1999), 6.701 (1998),
                                        6.604 (1997)
                           Fiscal year: calendar year
  
   Communications Greenland
   ------------------------
        Telephones - main lines in use: 25,617 (yearend 1999)
          Telephones - mobile cellular: 12,676 (yearend 1999)
                      Telephone system: general assessment: adequate
                                        domestic and international service
                                        provided by satellite, cables and
                                        microwave radio relay; totally
                                        digitalized in 1995
                                        domestic: microwave radio relay and
                                        satellite
                                        international: satellite earth
                                        stations - 12 Intelsat, 1 Eutelsat,
                                        2 Americom GE-2 (all Atlantic Ocean)
              Radio broadcast stations: AM 5, FM 12, shortwave 0 (1998)
                                Radios: 30,000 (1998 est.)
         Television broadcast stations: 1 publicly-owned station, some local
                                        low-power stations, and three AFRTS
                                        (US Air Force) stations (1997)
                           Televisions: 30,000 (1998 est.)
                 Internet country code: .gl
     Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (2000)
                        Internet users: 17,800 (2001)
  
   Transportation Greenland
   ------------------------
                              Railways: 0 km
                              Highways: total: 150 km
                                        paved: 60 km
                                        unpaved: 90 km
                             Waterways: none
                     Ports and harbors: Aasiaat (Egedesminde), Ilulissat
                                        (Jakobshavn), Kangerlussuaq,
                                        Nanortalik, Narsarsuaq, Nuuk
                                        (Godthab), Qaqortoq (Julianehab),
                                        Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg), Tasiilaq
                                        (March 2001)
                       Merchant marine: total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over)
                                        totaling 3,289 GRT/1,500 DWT
                                        ships by type: cargo 1, passenger 1,
                                        includes a foreign-owned ship
                                        registered here as a flag of
                                        convenience: Denmark 1 (2002 est.)
                              Airports: 15 (2001)
         Airports - with paved runways: total: 9
                                        over 3,047 m: 1
                                        2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
                                        1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
                                        914 to 1,523 m: 1
                                        under 914 m: 5 (2001)
       Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 6
                                        1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
                                        914 to 1,523 m: 3
                                        under 914 m: 2 (2001)
  
   Military Greenland
   ------------------
                          Military - note: defense is the responsibility of
                                           Denmark
  
   Transnational Issues Greenland
   ------------------------------
                                              Disputes - international: none
  
                                       



4. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Greenland, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
   Population (2000):    907
   Housing Units (2000): 361
   Land area (2000):     2.732719 sq. miles (7.077710 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.007561 sq. miles (0.019582 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.740280 sq. miles (7.097292 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            28660
   Located within:       Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
   Location:             35.994749 N, 94.180699 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Greenland, AR
    Greenland


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