Capital: Godthåb Area: 2,175,600 sq km/840,000 sq ml Language: Greenlandic (Ammassalik Eskimoan) Population: 56,385 Physical features: Interior covered by an ice sheet; the island has an important role strategically and in civil aviation; there are lead and cryolite deposits; offshore oil is being explored; world's largest island Ethnic distribution: Inuit, Danish and other European Industries: fish and fish processing