<item><hi format=bold>International disputes:</hi> dispute betwen Denmark and Norway over maritime boundary in Arctic Ocean between Greenland and Jan Mayen has been settled by the International Court of Justice (ICJ)
<item><hi format=bold>Climate:</hi> arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters
<item><hi format=bold>Terrain:</hi> flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast
<item><hi format=bold>Natural resources:</hi> zinc, lead, iron ore, coal, molybdenum, cryolite, uranium, fish
<item><hi format=bold>Land use:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>arable land:</hi> 0%
<item>• <hi format=ital>permanent crops:</hi> 0%
<item>• <hi format=ital>meadows and pastures:</hi> 1%
<item>• <hi format=ital>forest and woodland:</hi> 0%
<item>• <hi format=ital>other:</hi> 99%
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<item><hi format=bold>Irrigated land:</hi> NA sq km
<item><hi format=bold>Environment:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>current issues:</hi> NA
<item>• <hi format=ital>natural hazards:</hi> NA
<item>• <hi format=ital>international agreements:</hi> NA
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<item><hi format=bold>Note:</hi> dominates North Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe; sparse population confined to small settlements along coast; continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island