The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Arctic Region
Country name Greenland, in 35 editions.
The entry for Greenland published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 10 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 10
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
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Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Greenland
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Kalaallit Nunaat
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Greenland
local long form:
none
local short form:
Kalaallit Nunaat
The entry for Greenland did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Greenland
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Kalaallit Nunaat
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Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Greenland
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Kalaallit Nunaat
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Greenland
local long form: none
local short form: Kalaallit Nunaat
The same text in 4 editions, 1997 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Greenland
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Kalaallit Nunaat
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Greenland
local long form: none
local short form: Kalaallit Nunaat
- conventional long form:
- none conventional short form: Greenland local long form: none local short form: Kalaallit Nunaat
conventional long form: none
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Greenland
- local short form:
- Kalaallit Nunaat
- local long form:
- none
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Greenland local long form: none
local short form: Kalaallit Nunaat
local long form: none
The same text in 5 editions, 2004 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Greenland
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Kalaallit Nunaat
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Greenland
local short long form: Kalaallit Nunaat none
local long short form: none Kalaallit Nunaat
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Greenland
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Kalaallit Nunaat
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Greenland
local long form:
none
local short form:
Kalaallit Nunaat
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Greenland
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Kalaallit Nunaat
note: named by Norwegian adventurer Erik THORVALDSSON (Erik the Red) in 985 in order to entice settlers to the island
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note: named by Norwegian adventurer Erik THORVALDSSON (Erik the Red) in 985 in order to entice settlers to the island
The same text in 5 editions, 2017 to 2021.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Greenland
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Kalaallit Nunaat
note: named by Norwegian adventurer Erik THORVALDSSON (Erik the Red) in A.D. 985 in order to entice settlers to the island
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Greenland
local long form: none
local short form: Kalaallit Nunaat
note: named by Norwegian adventurer Erik THORVALDSSON (Erik the Red) in A.D. 985 in order to entice settlers to the island
The same text in 3 editions, 2022 to 2024.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Greenland
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Kalaallit Nunaat
- etymology:
- named by Norwegian adventurer Erik THORVALDSSON (Erik the Red) in A.D. 985 in order to entice settlers to the island
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Greenland
local long form: none
local short form: Kalaallit Nunaatnote: etymology: named by Norwegian adventurer Erik THORVALDSSON (Erik the Red) in A.D. 985 in order to entice settlers to the island
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Greenland
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Kalaallit Nunaat
- etymology:
- named by Norse navigator Erik THORVALDSSON (Erik the Red) in A.D. 985 to attract settlers to the island;
- the original Greenlandic name, Kalaallit Nunaat, means "land of the people"
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Greenland
local long form: none
local short form: Kalaallit Nunaat
etymology: named by Norwegian adventurer Norse navigator Erik THORVALDSSON (Erik the Red) in A.D. 985 in order to entice attract settlers to the island island; the original Greenlandic name, Kalaallit Nunaat, means "land of the people"
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Greenland: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/greenland/country-name.