Best time to visit: Greenland has an arctic climate with average temperatures that hardly rise above 10° Celsius even in summer. In the southern part of the country and in the long fjords, however, the thermometer can climb to over 20° Celsius in June, July or August.

Official language: Greenlandic, Danish

Currency: Danish krone

Time difference: CET-1h (in Danmarkshavn), CET-2h (in Ittoqqortoorm)

Power supply/voltage: 220 volts, 50 hertz, in older buildings an adapter is required

Provincial capital: Nuuk