Greenland People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population. 54 OOOJuly 1986), average annual growth rate 1.1%

Nationality: noun—Greenlanders); adjective—Greenlandic

Ethnic divisions: 86% Greenlander ^Eskimos and Greenland-born whites), 14% Danish

Beligion: Evangelical Lutheran

Language. Danish Eskimo dialects

Infant mortality rate: 37/1,000 (1976-80)

Life expectanc y: men 59.7, women 67.3

Literacy: 99%

Labor force: 21,378; largely engaged in fishing, hunting, and sheep breeding

Civil air: 39 major transport aircraft

NOTE: The information regarding Greenland on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Greenland 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Greenland 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.