ISO 3166-2:GL is the entry forGreenland inISO 3166-2, part of theISO 3166standard published by theInternational Organization for Standardization (ISO), which definescodes for the names of the principalsubdivisions (e.g.,provinces orstates) of allcountries coded inISO 3166-1.
Currently for Greenland, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined forfive municipalities. TheNortheast Greenland National Park and thePituffik Space Base, which are unincorporated and not part of any municipality, are not listed.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part isGL, theISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Greenland. The second part is two letters.
Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
ISO 639-1 codes are used to represent subdivision names in the followingadministrative languages:
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| Code | Subdivision name (kl) | Subdivision name (en)[note 1] |
|---|---|---|
| GL-AV | Avannaata Kommunia | Avannaata |
| GL-KU | Kommune Kujalleq | Kujalleq |
| GL-QT | Kommune Qeqertalik | Qeqertalik |
| GL-SM | Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq | Sermersooq |
| GL-QE | Qeqqata Kommunia | Qeqqata |
The following changes to the entry have been announced by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998. ISO stopped issuing newsletters in 2013.
| Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter | Code/Subdivision change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter II-2 | 2010-06-30 | Addition and update of the administrative structure and of the list and code sources | Subdivisions added: GL-KU Kommune Kujalleq GL-QA Qaasuitsup Kommunia GL-QE Qeqqata Kommunia GL-SM Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq |
| Online Browsing Platform (OBP) | 2018-11-26 | Deletion of municipality GL-QA; Addition of municipality GL-AV, GL-QT; Update List Source | Subdivision deleted: GL-QA Qaasuitsup Kommunia Subdivisions added: GL-AV Avannaata Kommunia GL-QT Kommune Qeqertalik |