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Greenland IBAN Format (GL)

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A Greenland IBAN has 18 characters: GL, two check digits and a 14-character national account number (BBAN), which contains a 4-character bank code.

Length
18 characters
IBAN structure
GL2!n4!n9!n1!n
Bank code length
4 characters
Example
GL20 0040 0440 1162 43

Greenland IBAN structure

After the country code and check digits, the BBAN is 4 digits, then 9 digits, then 1 digit.

PartIn the exampleWhat it is
Country codeGLISO 3166 code of the country
Check digits20Two digits from the ISO 7064 MOD 97-10 calculation
Bank code00404 characters, national bank identifier
Account number0440116243The rest of the BBAN, including any national check digits

The example is the sample IBAN given for this country in the IBAN registry, not an account to pay. Structure notation: n digits, a upper-case letters, c letters or digits; 4!n means exactly four digits.

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Questions

How many characters does a Greenland IBAN have?
18 characters: the country code GL, two check digits and a BBAN of 14 characters.
What does a Greenland IBAN look like?
For example GL20 0040 0440 1162 43 on paper, or GL2000400440116243 in electronic form.
Where is the bank code in a Greenland IBAN?
The national bank code has 4 characters, at positions 5 to 8 of the IBAN.
How do I check a Greenland IBAN?
Paste it into the IBAN checker on this site. It tests the length, the structure and the check digits in your browser.

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Formats from the IBAN Registry (release 99, December 2024) that Swift publishes as the ISO 13616 registration authority, read from public mirrors of the registry. Check the current registry before relying on a format.