U.S. MILITARY BASES IN GREENLAND1
Thule/Pituffik Space Base, operational since 1951
GREENLAND'S ARCTIC COASTLINE44,087 km
longest of any territory bordering the Arctic Ocean
NATO ALLIES IN THE ARCTIC7
Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, U.S.
GREENLAND POPULATION56,000
governing authority: Naalakkersuisut (Home Rule Government)