Greenland (Concert of Europe)

Greenland (Danish: Grønland, Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat) is a region of : it consists of mainland Greenland, the second largest island in the world (after ) and a large number of small islands and islets. Greeland is located in the northern, directly to the east of northern. Initially settled by Vikings from the Scandinavian peninsula, they later abandoned the region: the island would later be settled by Danish and Norwegian settlers starting from the 18th century, and officially became a part of Denmark in the 19th century.

Greenland is a vast region, and sparsely inhabited: the population lives for the greatest part on the southern shores of the island, where all the major urban centres are located, as the inland areas are mostly snow covered hills and plains. Greeland is home to a large native population belonging to the Inuit family, whose language is official in the region alongside Danish. The region's economy depends heavily on fishing and whaling.