small da icon small conventional long name Greenland common name Greenland image flag Flag of Greenland.svg image coat Coat of arms Greenland.svg image map Greenland orthographic projection .svg national ... democracy within a constitutional monarchy leader title1 Monarchy of Greenland Queen leader name1 Margrethe II of Denmark Margrethe II leader title2 List of Danish High Commissioners in Greenland High Commissioner leader name2 Mikaela Engell leader title3 List of Prime Ministers of Greenland ... Cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi 8111292.stm work BBC News title Self rule introduced in Greenland ... 56,615 ref Statistics Greenland, http www.stat.gl LinkClick.aspx?link Greenland in Figures 2fGIF 2010.pdf Greenland in Figures, 2010 ref population estimate rank population estimate year January 2011 ... cctld .gl calling code Telephone numbers in Greenland 299 continent North America North America footnotes a. note aaa Danish monarchy reached Greenland in 1380 with the reign of Olaf II of Denmark Olav IV in Norway. br b. note bbb Greenland, the Faroe Islands Faeroes and Iceland were formally Norwegian ... 2 sup 0.36 sq. mi for ice free areas. br d. note ddd 2001 estimate. Greenland lang kl Kalaallit ... of North America , Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe specifically Norway and later Denmark for more than a millennium. Greenland is, by area, the List of islands ... publisher Esa.un.org date 2009 03 11 accessdate 2010 09 06 ref Greenland has been inhabited, though not continuously, by Inuit peoples via Canada for 4500 5000 years. ref name Greenland History cite web url http www.greenland.com en about greenland kultur sjael historie.aspx title The history of Greenland From dog sled to snowmobile publisher Greenland.com date accessdate 2011 09 10 ref ref name Greenland Migration cite web url http www.greenland.com en about greenland kultur sjael historie indvandringerne til groenland.aspx title Migration to Greenland the history of Greenland publisher ... more details
double image right Flag of Greenland.svg 192 Coat of arms Greenland.svg 89 The Flag of Greenland The Coat of arms of Greenland Image Greenland orthographic projection .svg right 188px Image Greenland CIA WFB Map.png thumb An enlargeable map of Greenland See also Index of Greenland related articles Greenland ... www.cia.gov library publications the world factbook geos gl.html title Greenland work The World Factbook publisher United States Central Intelligence Agency accessdate July 23, 2009 ref Greenland comprises the Island of Greenland and adjacent islands located between the Arctic Ocean Arctic and Atlantic ... , politically and historically Greenland is associated with Europe , specifically Iceland , Norway , and Denmark . In 1978, Denmark granted home rule to Greenland, making it an equal member of the Rigsf llesskabet Rigsf llesskab . Greenland is, by area, the List of islands by area world s largest island ... s World Island Info ref The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Greenland TOC limit limit 2 General reference File Greenland big.png thumb An enlargeable map of Greenland Pronunciation IPA en ri nl nd Common English country name Greenland Official English country ... forms of place names Countries and nations Demonym s Etymology Name of Greenland ISO country codes ... of Greenland image Topography Map thumb An enlargeable topographic map of Greenland Main Geography of GreenlandGreenland is a territory of Denmark Location Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere ... s Danmarkshavn and Ittoqqortoormiit UTC 00 Pituffik UTC 03 Rest of Greenland UTC 02 Extreme points of Greenland ... Ocean and North Atlantic Ocean 0 m Land boundaries none Coastline 44,087 km Population of Greenland 56,344 Area of Greenland 2,166,086 km commons Atlas of Greenland Atlas of Greenland Environment of Greenland Image Greenland 42.74746W 71.57394N.jpg thumb An enlargeable satellite composite image of Greenland Climate of Greenland Environmental issues in Greenland List of ecoregions in Greenland ... more details
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Infobox company name Post Greenland logo File Post Greenland.svg 125px homepage URL www.post.gl File Post greenland uummannaq.jpg thumb right A red postbox of Post Greenland by the entrance to the Uummannaq Heliport File Post greenland kulusuk.jpg thumb right Post office in Kulusuk Post Greenland is the company responsible for mail postal service in Greenland . The company is wholly owned by Tele Greenland A S, operating under Greenland Home Rule. Tele Greenland itself was historically founded on September 6th, 1925, and the date is generally held to be the founding date of Post Greenland, as well. The company s headquarters are located in Nuuk . External links http www.post.gl Official website kl icon da icon Companies of Greenland Postal administrations of North America Postal administrations of Europe Category Communications in Greenland Category Companies of Greenland Category Members of the Small European Postal Administration Cooperation GreenlandGreenland stub da Post Greenland ... more details
Greenland is a dependency of Denmark and an island adjacent to the North American continent. TOCright Greenland may also refer to Places In Barbados Greenland, Saint Andrew, Barbados In Canada Greenland, Nova Scotia In the United Kingdom Greenland, County Antrim , a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland Greenland Dock , in London Greenlands , country house in Oxfordshire In the United States Greenland, Arkansas , in Washington County Greenland, California , in Butte County Greenland, Colorado , in Douglas County Greenland, New Hampshire , in Rockingham County Greenland, West Virginia , in Grant County Greenland Hills, Dallas, Texas , in Dallas County Greenland Township, Michigan People Colin Greenland , British author Fauna Greenland cod , Gadus ogac Greenland Dog , husky breed Greenland halibut , Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Greenland shark , Somniosus microcephalus Theatre and music Greenland album Greenland album , 2006 album by Cracker Greenland 1988 play Greenland 1988 play , by English playwright Howard Brenton Greenland 2011 play Greenland 2011 play , by English playwrights Moira Buffini, Penelope Skinner, Matt Charman and Jack Thorne Other GREENLAND, the callsign of the airline, Air Greenland SS Greenland , a number of ships with this name See also Greeneland , a literary setting typical of the novels of Graham Greene a poor, hot, and dusty tropical backwater. Gronland disambiguation disambig Category Place name disambiguation pages de Greenland es Greenland it Greenland pt Greenland vo Greenland ... more details
A number of steamship s have been named Greenland , including SS Greenland 1914 , a British cargo ship in service 1921 41 SS Greenland 1945 , a British cargo ship in service 1946 55 Shipindex ... more details
Clarinetania is a place in Greenland , located halfway between Eismitte and the West Camp. Notable events Germans German scientist , geologist , and meteorologist Alfred Wegener died at Clarinetania on November 2, 1930 at the age of 50. Greenland geo stub coord missing Greenland Category Geography of Greenland es Clarinetania ... more details
Storo is an uninhabited island of the Denmark Strait , Greenland . The island has an area of 198.3 km and has a shoreline of 63.3 kilometres. ref http islands.unep.ch ITP.htm UNEP ref References Reflist Greenland geo stub Category Uninhabited islands of Greenland coord missing Greenland ... more details
Statistics Greenland lang kl Kalaallit Nunaanni Naatsorsueqqissaartarfik , lang da Gr nlands Statistik is a central statistical organization in Greenland , operating under the auspices of the Government of Greenland , working in cooperation with the Ministry for Finance. ref name about cite web url http www.stat.gl OmGS tabid 55 language en US Default.aspx publisher Statistics Greenland, Official Website title About Statistics Greenland accessdate 1 September 2010 ref Based in Nuuk , ref cite web url http www.stat.gl OmGS Kontakt tabid 61 language en US Default.aspx publisher Statistics Greenland, Official Website title Contact Greenland Statistics accessdate 1 September 2010 ref the capital of Greenland, the organization was founded on 19 July 1989 by the Government of Greenland. ref name about References reflist Nuuk Category Government related organizations Category Nuuk Category Organisations based in GreenlandGreenland stub es Gr nlands Statistik ... more details
File Post greenland uummannaq.jpg thumb right A red postbox of Post Greenland by the entrance to the Uummannaq Heliport The TELE Greenland A S Group is the main telecommunication and postal provider in Greenland . Its headquarters are in Nuuk . It is divided into three business units TELE runs telecommunications activities according to a concession granted by the Greenland Home Rule . Post Greenland POST runs the Greenland Mail postal service pursuant to parliamentary regulations on postal services. The Coastal Radio Service handles maritime safety and emergency communications, along with commercial communications for shipping. TELE POST is the collective name for the three business units. It has also two subsidiaries. TELE Greenland International A S provides telecom operator services including VSAT services, equipment maintenance for customers and telehousing. Its activities are based in Copenhagen Teleport, at Denmark. ref http www.tgi.gl uk index.htm Copenhagen Teleport ref From there, TELE operates and manages all traffic to and from Greenland. The other subsidiary, IT Partner Greenland A S, provides corporate solutions in the fields of IT infrastructure , ref http www.iana.org domains root db gl.html Internet Top Level Domain for Greenland .gl ref digital document management systems and communications solutions. TELE Greenland A S was created in 1997, by the merging of TELE Greenland and Kalaallit Allakkeriviat Greenland Postal Service . After the merger, Kalaallit Allakkeriviat became a business unit and was renamed as POST Greenland. The common designation TELE POST for both business came into being. References reflist External links http www.tele.gl TELE Greenland homepage http www.stamps.gl TELE Greenland s site for stamp collecting Companies of Greenland DEFAULTSORT Tele Greenland Category Companies of Greenland da TELE Greenland de Tele Gr nland no Tele Greenland ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Minister of Greenland Lang da Minister for Gr nland was a cabinet post for affairs with the Denmark Danish Arctic territory. Tom H yem was Minister from 1982 and served till 1987 briefly succeeded by Mimi Jakobsen . In September 1987 the post were laid down, and responsibility transferred to the Prime ministers office. Since 1979, Greenland has been governed locally or Home Rule with a Parliament of Greenland parliament . See also List of Ministers for Greenland Danish ministerial posts DEFAULTSORT Minister For Greenland Category Government ministerial offices of Denmark Greenland stub Denmark hist stub sv Minister f r Gr nland ... more details
Politics of Greenland Elections in Greenland have been taking place since 1979. Greenland elects on national level a legislature . The Diet Inatsisartut has 31 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation . Greenland has a multi party system, with five political parties parties currently represented in the legislature. Latest elections Main Greenlandic parliamentary election, 2009 Greenland parliamentary election, 2009 Past elections Greenlandic elections See also Electoral calendar Electoral system External links http psephos.adam carr.net countries g greenland Adam Carr s Election Archive http www.parties and elections.de greenland.html Parties and Elections in Europe North America topic Elections in Europe election stub Greenland stub Category Elections in Greenland ca Eleccions a Grenl ndia it Elezioni in Groenlandia pt Elei es na Groenl ndia ... more details
File GreenlandBrewhouseBeers.JPG thumb right Greenland Brewhouse brown ale Greenland Brewhouse was Greenland s first brewery . It was located in Narsaq in Southern Greenland and was founded in December 2004. The beer was brewed from water derived from melted iceberg s. Melt water was collected from icebergs and transported to the brewery by local fishermen on their fishing boats ref cite web title Greenland Brewhouse The first brewery in Greenland. url http cdevroe.com links greenland brewhouse publisher http www.cdevroe.com Cdevroe.com accessdate July 2011 ref . Greenland Brewhouse pioneered ice beer , brewed from 2000 year old natural Arctic ice harvested from glaciers ref cite web title Greenland ice cap beer launched url http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi europe 5234194.stm publisher BBC News date 1 Aug 2006 accessdate 31 Oct 2010 ref . Prior to 1954, alcohol sales were heavily restricted in Greenland, thus home brewing presented problems. ref Kleivan, Helge. 1984 . Greenland Eskimo Introduction. David Damas, volume ed. Handbook of North American Indians Volume 5, Arctic. Washington, DC Smithsonian Institution. ISBN 0 16 004580 0. ref Bankruptcy The microbrewery filed for bankruptcy in October of 2008 ref cite web title Greenland s beer co. in trouble url http www.sikunews.com News Denmark GreenlandGreenland 27s beer co. in trouble 5435 accessdate December 19, 2011 publisher SikuNews ref . A month later in November of 2008 the main shareholder, Greenland Ventures, decided against further ... url http www.sikunews.com News Denmark Greenland Bye bye Brewhouse 5562 accessdate December ... div Godthaab Bryghus , in Nuuk , Greenland Icefiord Bryghus , in Ilulissat , Greenland Microbrewery References reflist External links http drayman.wetpaint.com photos album 59891 greenland brewhouse photo 2528210 collecting ice Image Ice collection for the brewery s water source Greenland stub beer stub Category Beer and breweries in Denmark Category Companies of Greenland da Greenland Brewhouse ... more details
, Greenland . Photo by Kim Hansen, 2007. Greenland has, by law, only one service provider for telecommunications and internet , TELE Greenland, ref http www.tele.gl Tele Post Kalaallit Nunaat Nunarsuup Qeqqani ref which is fully owned by the Greenlandic Home Rule government. TELE Greenland provides ... Tele Greenland A S. International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Development Bureau. 17 December 1997 retrieved 8 November 2009 ref This type of monopoly is not uncommon in Greenland. Telephone ... radio relay. The system was totally digitized in 1995. As of 2008, Greenland had 23,500 telephone main lines in use. From 16,747 cellular phones in 2001, Greenland increased its usage to 66,400 mobile ... gl Media Statistics Telephones Mobile Cellular Greenland. NationMaster . retrieved 9 November 2009 ref Radio Greenland has domestic microwave radio relay. International communication is provided by two optical submarine cables in the Atlantic Ocean and three satellite earth stations. TELE Greenland ... itu As of 1998, Greenland has five AM and twelve FM radio broadcasting broadcast stations. Greenlanders ... Fa Gu Greenland.html Greenland Press, Media, TV, and Newspapers. Press Reference . 2002 retrieved 8 November 2009 ref Television broadcast station Greenland has one publicly owned station, some ... Nunaata Radioa Greenland Broadcasting Startion ref which provides one television and one radio service nationwide. Both broadcast in Greenlandic and Danish. Administered by the Politics of Greenland .... Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa Greenland Broadcasting Station . 2008 retrieved 8 November 2009 ref An umbrella organization in Greenland, known as the STTK, operates local radio and TV stations throughout Greenland. Internet Greenland has a single Internet Service Provider ISP . The Country code for top level domains is .gl . 52,000 people or 92.3 of Greenland s population are internet users. ref http www.internetworldstats.com am gl.htm Greenland . Internet World Stats Usage and Population Statistics ... more details
Greenland is the largest island on Earth . Only one fifth of its surface area is exposed bedrock , the rest being covered by ice . The exposed surface is approximately 410,000 km sup 2 sup . Its geology is dominated by crystalline Rock geology rocks of the Precambrian Shield . ref name geus http www.geus.dk program areas raw materials greenl map greenland gr map anhstart uk.htm Greenland Geology. Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland . 20 June 2003 retrieved 26 Dec 2010 ref There are large deposits of Rare earth element rare earth oxides at Kvanefjeld . See also Gemstone industry in Greenland Notes reflist Category Geology of GreenlandGreenland stub regional geology stub no Gr nlands geologi ... more details
File Uummannaq football game.jpg thumb right Football match in Uummannaq File Greenland 4, Ilulissat, soccer field.jpg thumb right Football field in Ilulissat association football Football is the national sport in Greenland . It was brought to Greenland by Danish settlers. Because of the climatic conditions, Greenland is unable to support any grass pitches so games are played on artificial turf . The national stadium is the Nuuk Stadium in the capital Nuuk . The Football Association of Greenland is not a member of FIFA or any of its confederations, but is a member of the International Football Union , secondary governing bodies of association football for nations and sub national countries that are not FIFA members. Although the Faroe Islands , another dependency of Denmark , is a member of FIFA and UEFA, Greenland is considered part of Denmark for the purposes of international football. National team One of the biggest moments in the island s footballing history came in 2001 when the Greenland national football team national team played a landmark fixture against a Tibet national football team Tibet XI in Denmark , the game went ahead despite great pressure by the People s Republic of China Chinese Government and FIFA to have it called off. ref http www.kaospilot.dk docs tibet.asp Tibetan National Football Association Bot generated title ref Club Football The Coca Cola GM is the top football division in Greenland. First played in 1958 it has been organized by the Football Association of Greenland since 1971. The most successful club is Nagdlunguaq 48 who have won the competition on ten occasions. There has also been a campaign in recent years to enter a Greenland team into the Danish Superliga . Citation needed date December 2008 References reflist Football in Greenland North America in topic Football in DEFAULTSORT Football In Greenland Category Football in GreenlandGreenland stub Footy stub ru sv Fotboll p Gr nland ... more details
Refimprove date November 2008 Politics of Greenland Politics of Greenland takes place in a framework of a parliamentary system parliamentary representative democracy representative democratic Denmark Danish Dependent territory dependency , whereby the Prime Minister of Greenland Prime Minister is the head of government , and of a multi party system . Greenland is a self governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1979 . Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Parliament of Greenland known as Inatsisartut . The party system is dominated by the social democratic Forward Greenland Forward , the separatist and socialist Inuit Community and the conservative liberal and unionist Feeling of Community . The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Executive branch The monarch of Denmark is also head of state of Greenland. She is represented by a High Commissioner, appointed by her. The Prime Minister is elected by Parliament and leads the Landsstyre. office table Queen Margaret II of Denmark 14 January 1972 High Commissioner Mikala Engell 1 April 2005 Prime Minister of Greenland Prime Minister Kuupik Kleist Inuit Ataqatigiit 12 June 2009 Legislative branch Greenland has a unicameral Parliament or parliament of Greenland Landsting 31 seats members are elected by popular vote on the basis ... High Court or Landsret. Administrative divisions main Administrative divisions of Greenland Diplomatic representations With Denmark having responsibility for Greenland s international affairs, other countries do not have direct diplomatic representation in Greenland their embassies or consulates in Denmark are responsible for their relations with Greenland and their citizens in Greenland. Greenland is represented internationally by the embassies and consulates of Denmark, although Greenland does ... Investment Bank North America topic Politics of Category Politics of Greenland da Gr nlands politik ... more details
Infobox Company company name Royal Greenland a s company logo File Royal Greenland.jpg thumb center 300px Royal Greenland logo on their fish processing factory and local base in Sisimiut port, Greenland. company type Aktieselskab foundation 1774 location Svenstrup , Denmark key people Flemming Knudsen CEO area served Greenland industry Fishing products fishing, fish processing revenue DKK 4,741 mln 2009 operating income net income DKK 196 mln 2009 num employees 2,080 parent subsid homepage http royalgreenland.com ... cms.dk RoyalGreenland WWW AnnualReportRoyalGreenland200809 GetPDF.ashx publisher Royal Greenland title Annual Report 2008 2009 format PDF accessdate 27 August 2010 ref Royal Greenland Aktieselskab A S is a fishing company in Greenland . The company operates in a number of towns and settlements in Greenland, with 20 fish processing plants and ship bases of local subsidiary units. ref cite web ... Royal Greenland, Official Website title Our Greenlandic production facilities accessdate 27 August ... sermitsiaq.gl indland article71569.ece?lang EN title Royal Greenland closes fish purchasing facilities ... File Royal Greenland akamalik vessel sisimiut.jpg thumb 200px left Akamalik , a Royal Greenland vessel ... www.royalgreenland.com en Our company Our history.aspx publisher Royal Greenland, Official Website ... of GreenlandGreenland Home Rule was granted in 1979, the government of Greenland took over operations. In 1990 Royal Greenland was established as an independent company. ref name rghistory ... erhverv article112439.ece title Royal Greenland k mper for livet work Sermitsiaq newspaper ... 2010 ref ref cite news url http sermitsiaq.gl erhverv article116129.ece title Fiskere Royal Greenland ... 27 August 2010 ref References commonscat Royal Greenland reflist Companies of Greenland Ilulissat Nuuk Category Companies of Greenland Category Companies established in 1774 Category Nuuk Category Danish brands Category Purveyors to the Court of Denmark da Royal Greenland fr Royal Greenland ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2007 Expert verify article date December 2007 Tourism in Greenland is largely undeveloped, with most tourist activities arranged on a local level. The country has spectacular scenery, Fact date December 2007 and a few historic sites. The main tourist activities on offer are ice cap treks, wildlife spotting including whale watching ref cite web publisher The Traveling Naturalist title East Greenland Wildlife and Whale watching Cruise url http www.naturalist.co.uk cruises2009 greenlandeast.php accessdate April 12, 2011 ref , iceberg watching, and hiking trips to the mainly Norse ruins. Greenland Tourism and Business Council The Greenland Tourism and Business Council GTBC is the government agency responsible for tourism and business development in Greenland ref cite web publisher GTBC title Greenland Tourism and Business Council url http www.greenland.com content english business and investment about us at gtbc accessdate April 12, 2011 ref . The head office is in Nuuk Greenland. There is a subsidiary office in Copenhagen Denmark . GTBC was established in 1992. Its original goal was to develop a sustainable tourism industry and market Greenland as a tourism destination ... es in Greenland. GTBC in Nuuk focuses on facilitation and the Copenhagen office focuses on marketing. Greenland Home Rule In 2002 Greenland Home Rule established four focus zones for the development of the tourism industry in Greenland. Zone one is centered around Kangerlussuaq , zone two around Qaqortoq , and with zone three in East Greenland with Tasiilaq as the main hub. The most popular tourist ... of interest South Greenland Narsarsuaq Museum displays on the Vikings , sheep farming, and the American presence in Southern Greenland Iceview Plateau Hike a 5 6 hour hike from Narsaruaq that leads ... in North America Tourism in Europe Expand list date August 2008 Category Tourism in Greenland Category Tourism in Europe Greenland ... more details
Infobox islands name Greenland image name Greenland ice sheet AMSL thickness map en.png image caption Outline Map of Greenland with ice sheet depths. Note that much of the area in green has permanent snow cover, it s just less than 10m 33ft thick. image size locator map Greenland native name Kalaallit Nunaat br Gr nland br Greenland native name link nickname location between the Arctic Ocean and the North ... Greenland country admin divisions title 1 country admin divisions 1 country admin divisions title 2 ... info Greenland is located between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean , northeast of Canada and northwest of Iceland . Greenland has no land boundaries and 44,087 km of coastline. A sparse population is confined to small settlements along the coast. Greenland possesses the world s second largest ice sheet . Greenland sits atop the Greenland plate , a subplate of the North American ... accessdate 2009 10 04 ref The Greenland craton is made up of some of the oldest rocks on the face of the earth. The Isua greenstone belt in southwestern Greenland contains the oldest known rocks on Earth ... Nanortalik Municipality in the extreme south near Cape Farewell, Greenland Cape Farewell . The climate ... point of the Island of Greenland is Cape Morris Jesup , discovered by Admiral Robert Peary in 1909 ... Greenland participates actively in Inuit Circumpolar Council ICC . Climate change See also Greenland ice sheet Greenland Geography and climate Image Retreat of the Helheim Glacier, Greenland.jpg thumb Retreat of the Helheim Glacier, Greenland. Image Cambios en la capa de hielo de Groenlandia .jpg thumb Map of Greenland s rate of change in Ice Sheet Height. The Greenland ice sheet is convert 3 ... weight presses the bedrock of Greenland below sea level and is so all concealing that not until recently did scientists discover that Greenland might actually be three islands. ref name latimes2006 ... Greenland s Ice Sheet Is Slip Sliding Away ref It is thought that before the Ice Age Greenland ... more details
Infobox Legislature background color blue text color white name Parliament of Greenland native name Kalaallit Nunaanni Inatsisartut br Gr nlands Landsting coa pic Coat of arms Greenland.svg coa res 120px session room session res house type Unicameral leader1 type Chairman leader1 Josef Motzfeldt party1 Inuit Ataqatigiit election1 June 2009 members 31 political groups1 Collapsible list title 5 Inuit Ataqatigiit 14 Forward Greenland Forward 9 Democrats Greenland Democrats 4 Feeling of Community 3 Association of Candidates Greenland Association of Candidates 1 election3 2 June 2009 last election1 Greenlandic parliamentary election, 2009 2 June 2009 meeting place Building in Nuuk , Sermersooq website http www.landstinget.gl www.landstinget.gl The Parliament of Greenland lang kl Kalaallit Nunaanni Inatsisartut lang da Gr nlands Landsting is the legislature in this case, a parliament in the government of Greenland , an autonomous entity autonomous province of Denmark . The government of Greenland is also called Home Rule of Greenland. 16 seats are needed for a majority. Origin of the name The word Landsting comes from an ancient Scandinavian language Scandinavian term meaning council. It first came into being during Viking times and was formed by the wikt Freeman freemen of the community . In those times it was called a ting, which numbered a hundred men. These tings would be for the whole country or land thus the phrase landsting . History Politics of Greenland ... of Chairmen of the Landsr d of Greenland Chairmen of the Parliament 1997 1999 Anders Andreassen 1999 ... 2009 Ruth Heilmann 2009 Present Josef Motzfeldt Recent results The current standing of Greenland s Parliamentary ... http www.landstinget.gl Greenland Parliament Nuuk Category Politics of Greenland Category Dependency legislatures Greenland Category Ting Greenland Category 1979 establishments Category Unicameral legislatures Greenland ca Parlament de Grenl ndia da Gr nlands Landsting de Landsting Gr nland es ... more details
The government of Greenland does not currently have control of Greenland s military or foreign affairs . The defense of Greenland is the responsibility of Denmark . However, following the Greenlandic self government referendum, 2008 November 2008 referendum on increased autonomy, which attracted significant popular support 72 turnout, 75 vote in favour the governments of Greenland and Denmark have agreed to a 30 point package that will begin to reverse these particulars. Native military Greenland has an armed coastguard that patrols the Greenlandic coast and carries out search and rescue operations. It is currently under Danish command, although staffed largely by Greenlanders. Citation needed date July 2011 Domestic Military Statistics ref North America Greenland . CIA The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency, 18 Jul 2011. Web. 18 Jul 2011. https www.cia.gov library publications the world factbook geos gl.html . ref Military Branches no regular military forces Manpower available for military service males age 16 49 15,280 2010 est. Manpower fit for military service males age 16 49 10,765 females age 16 49 11,399 2010 est. Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually male 488 female 478 2010 est. Military note defense is the responsibility of Denmark Changes from June 2009 The post referendum governmental changes become effective in June 2009. Those that affect military provision include Greenland s government will be given significant autonomy in determining foreign affairs Many aspects of foreign affairs policy will no longer be linked to Danish policy Control of the militarised Greenlandic Coast Guard will be transferred to the Government of Greenland The Greenlandic ... trained to assist military in the Island Command Greenland . Overseas military Several United States American and Danish military bases are located in Greenland, including the US Thule Air Base . The Royal ... . References Reflist Military of North America Category Military of Greenland Mil stub Greenland ... more details
ContentId 24 Default.aspx?MenuItemId 31 publisher Bank of Greenland, Official Website title Om os ... ContentId 411 MenuItemId 152 Language 1030 Default.aspx publisher Bank of Greenland, Official ... as of 2010. ref name about History The Bank of Greenland was founded on 26 May 1967 by a number of Denmark Danish banks, during the era when Greenland was still a province of Denmark. The founding ...?MenuItemId 142 publisher Bank of Greenland, Official Website title Historie language Danish .... ref name history Operations File Bank of greenland ilulissat branch.jpg thumb Ilulissat branch The Bank of Greenland provides commercial services, as well as products and services for private customers ... customers, ref name about the Bank of Greenland has branches in major towns in Greenland, while bank operations in small settlements are handled via the integrated Post Greenland offices in the Pilersuisoq all purpose stores. ref name history See also Economy of Greenland List of banks in Greenland References commonscat Bank of Greenland reflist Companies of Greenland Nuuk Ilulissat coord ... in 1967 Category Banks of Greenland Category Nuuk da Gr nlandsbanken es Banco de Groenlandia fr ... more details
Infobox Political party country Greenland name english Democrats name native Demokraatit colorcode black party logo File Democrats Greenland logo.gif leader Jens B. Frederiksen foundation 2002 headquarters Nuuk , Sermersooq , Greenland ideology Liberalism , br Social liberalism , br Greenland Greenlandic Rigsf llesskabet unionism international None european None seats1 title Landsting seats1 Infobox political party seats 4 31 hex black colours Black , Red website http www.demokrat.gl www.demokrat.gl The Democrats Demokraatit are a liberalism liberal and social liberal , political party in Greenland . At the legislative elections in Greenland elections on the fifteenth of November 2005, the party won 22.8 of the popular vote, and seven out of 31 seats, rising from 2002 totals of 15.6 of the popular vote and five out of 31 seats. In the Greenlandic parliamentary election, 2009 June 2009 elections , the party became weaker, winning 4 seats and receiving 12.7 of the vote. The party is skeptical of further Greenlandic self governance and independence, and is highly favoured by Danish people ethnic Danish voters in Greenland. See also Liberalism Contributions to liberal theory Liberalism worldwide List of liberal parties Liberal democracy External links http www.demokrat.gl Official website Denmark party stub Euro liberalparty stub Greenland stub Greenlandic political parties Category Liberal parties in Greenland Category Political parties in Greenland ca Demokraatit da Demokraterne gr nlandsk parti de Demokraten Gr nland es Demokraatit fr Parti d mocrate Groenland it Democratici Danimarca nl Demokraatit no Demokraatit sh Demokrati Grenland fi Demokraatit Gr nlanti sv Demokraatit ... more details
Greenland Connect is a submarine communications cable submarine communications cable system that connects Canada , Greenland , and Iceland . The cable contains two fibre pairs specified for 128 10 Gbit s wavelength each. Initial lit capacity is 1 10 Gbit s for each fibre pair. Two additional 10 Gbit s Wavelength are scheduled for installation in the summer of 2010. The cable has cable landing point s at Milton, Newfoundland and Labrador Milton , Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Nuuk , Greenland Qaqortoq , Greenland Landeyjarsandur , South Iceland The cable is colocated with the DANICE cable in Iceland and the Persona Trans Gulf cable in Newfoundland. Together these cables interconnects the networks of major carriers in Europe and North America. The operator of this cable is TELE Greenland . Cable was laid from Trinity Bay, Newfoundland to Greenland by the Maersk Responder supported by the Blue Castor during July to October 2008 and from Landeyjarsandur to Greenland by the Ile de Sein supported by the Ile de Brehat The Cable was put in operation from March 23rd 2009, and instantly reduced pingtimes by approximately 500 ms. in Nuuk Capital . External links cite press release title Tele Greenland Selects Alcatel Lucent to Implement Euro 90 Million Greenland Connect Project publisher Alcatel Lucent date December 7, 2007 url http www.reuters.com article pressRelease idUS158002 07 Dec 2007 PRN20071207 cite press release title Province Links with Greenland publisher Government ... 2008 intrd 0711n05.htm cite web title Special information for ships publisher TELE Greenland A S date ... link date October 2010 bot H3llBot cite web title INFORMATION Greenland Connect publisher TELE Greenland ... Greenland Connect now operational publisher TELE Greenland A S date Undated url http www.tele.gl ... Undersea.pdf accessdate 2009 03 14 doi id Category Communications in Greenland Category Transatlantic ... Greenland Connect ... more details
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