Polar bear; national colors: red, white.
Title | "Nunarput utoqqarsuanngoravit" (Our Country, Who's Become So Old also translated as You Our Ancient Land) |
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Lyric/music | Henrik LUND/Jonathan PETERSEN |
Date of Independence | none (extensive self-rule as part of the Kingdom of Denmark; foreign affairs is the responsibility of Denmark, but Greenland actively participates in international agreements relating to Greenland) |
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National holiday | National Day, June 21; note - marks the summer solstice and the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere |
Legal system | the laws of Denmark apply where applicable and Greenlandic law applies to other areas |
International law organization participation | |
Constitution | |
History | Previous 1953 (Greenland established as a constituency in the Danish constitution), 1979 (Greenland Home Rule Act); latest 21 June 2009 (Greenland Self-Government Act) |
Citizenship | |
Executive Branch | |
Chief of state | King FREDERIK X of Denmark (since 14 January 2024), represented by High Commissioner Julie Praest WILCHE (since May 2022) (2024) |
Head of government | Premier Mute B. EGEDE (since 23 April 2021) |
Cabinet | Self-rule Government (Naalakkersuisut) elected by the Parliament (Inatsisartut) |
Elections/appointments | the monarchy is hereditary; high commissioner appointed by the monarch; premier indirectly elected by Parliament for a 4-year term |
Election results | 2021: Mute B. EGEDE elected premier; Parliament vote - Mute B. EGEDE (Inuit Ataqatigiit) unanimous 2014: Kim KIELSEN elected premier; Parliament vote - Kim KIELSEN (S) 27.2%, Sara OLSVIG (IA) 25.5%, Randi Vestergaard EVALDSEN (D) 19.5%, other 27.8% |
Legislative branch | |
Description | Unicameral Parliament or Inatsisartut (31 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation vote - by the d'Hondt method - to serve 4-year terms) Greenland elects 2 members to the Danish Parliament to serve 4-year terms |
Elections | Greenland Parliament - last held on 6 April 2021 (next to be held in 2025) |
Election results | Greenland Parliament - percent of vote by party - IA 38.7%, S 32.2%, N 12.9%, D 9.7%, A 6.5%; seats by party - IA 12, S 10, N 4, D 3, A 2; composition as of May 2024 - men 20, women 11, percentage women 35% Greenland members in Danish Parliament - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - IA 1, S 1; composition - 2 women |
Judicial branch | |
Highest court(s) | High Court of Greenland (consists of the presiding professional judge and 2 lay assessors); note - appeals beyond the High Court of Greenland can be heard by the Supreme Court (in Copenhagen) |
Judge selection and term of office | Judges appointed by the monarch upon the recommendation of the Judicial Appointments Council, a 6-member independent body of judges and lawyers; judges appointed for life with retirement at age 70 |
Subordinate courts | Court of Greenland; 18 district or magistrates' courts |
Diplomatic representation in the US | |
Chief of mission | Kenneth HØEGH, Head of Representation (since 1 August 2021) |
Chancery | 3200 Whitehaven Street, NW Washington, DC 20008 |
Telephone | [1] (202) 234-4300 |
FAX | [1] (202) 328-1470 |
Email address and website | [email protected] All Greenlandic Representations | Grønlands Repræsentation (grl-rep.dk); https://naalakkersuisut.gl/en/Naalakkersuisut/Groenlands-repraesentation-Washington |
Diplomatic representation from the US | |
Chief of mission | Consul Monica BLAND (since July 2023) |
Embassy | Aalisartut Aqqutaa 47 Nuuk 3900 Greenland |
Telephone | (+299) 384100 |
Email address and website | [email protected] Homepage - U.S. Embassy & Consulate in the Kingdom of Denmark (usembassy.gov) |
National heritage | |
Total World Heritage Sites | 3 (2 cultural, 1 natural); note - excerpted from the Denmark entry |
Selected World Heritage Site locales | Ilulissat Icefjord (n); Kujataa, Norse and Inuit Farming (c); Aasivissuit–Nipisat, Inuit Hunting Ground (c) |
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