Flag of Greenland

🎨 What the flag means

Greenland's flag has a white stripe on top, a red stripe below, and a circle that is half red and half white. Its designer said the white stands for the glaciers and ice cap, the red stripe for the ocean, the red half-circle for the sun sinking into the sea, and the white half-circle for icebergs. Its colours match Denmark's flag.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

56.5 thousand (2025)

🏙️ Capital

Nuuk18.3 thousand people (2020)

🗣️ Main language

Kalaallisut

✨ 3 fun facts

1. Greenland is the world's largest island, and an enormous ice sheet covers about four-fifths of it.
2. Northeast Greenland National Park is the largest national park in the world.
3. Dog sleds were brought to Greenland long ago by the Thule people, the ancestors of today's Greenlanders.