Nuuk in abundance in Nuuk's fish markets, the largest being Kalaaliaraq Market. Minerals including zinc and gold have contributed to the development of Nuuk's economy. The city, like much of Greenland, is heavily dependent upon Danish investment and relies on Denmark for block funding. All of Greenland's electricity is powered by the government-owned company Nukissiorfiit, which has a monopoly on the electricity in Greenland. Since 1993, Nuuk has received its electric power mainly from Buksefjord hydroelectric power plant by way of a 132 kV powerline crossing Ameralik fjord over a distance of , the world's longest free span. Nuuk has several
Demographics of Afghanistan decade, which is due to the return of over 5 million expats. The only city in Afghanistan with over a million residents is its capital, Kabul. The other largest cities in the country are shown in the chart below. "0–14 years:" 42.3% (male 6,464,070/female 6,149,468) "15–64 years:" 55.3% (male 8,460,486/female 8,031,968) "65 years and over:" 2.4% (male 349,349/female 380,051) (2011 est.) In 1979, the population was reported to be about 15.5 million. 2.32% (2015) country comparison to the world: 39 "urbanization population:" 24% of the total population (2008) "rate of urbanization:" 5.4% annual rate of change (2005–10) "at birth:" 1.05