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Administrative divisions 3 districts (landsdele); Avannaa (Nordgronland), Tunu (Ostgronland), Kitaa (Vestgronland) note: there are 18 municipalities in Greenland
Capital city	Nuuk (Godthab)
Capital city > Geographic coordinates	64 11 N, 51 45 W
Constitution 5 June 1953 (Danish constitution)
Executive branch > Cabinet Home Rule Government is elected by the parliament (Landstinget) on the basis of the strength of parties
Executive branch > Chief of state Queen MARGRETHE II of Denmark (since 14 January 1972), represented by High Commissioner Soren MOLLER (since April 2005)
Executive branch > Election results Hans ENOKSEN reelected prime minister
Executive branch > Head of government Prime Minister Hans ENOKSEN (since 14 December 2002)
Flag description two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a large disk slightly to the hoist side of center - the top half of the disk is red, the bottom half is white
Government type parliamentary democracy within a constitutional monarchy
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)
International organization participation Arctic Council, NC, NIB, UPU
Judicial branch High Court or Landsret (appeals can be made to the Ostre Landsret or Eastern Division of the High Court or Supreme Court in Copenhagen)
Legal system the laws of Denmark, where applicable, apply
Legislative branch unicameral Parliament or Landstinget (31 seats; members are elected by popular vote on the basis of proportional representation to serve four-year terms)
National holiday	June 21 (longest day)
Political parties and leaders Atassut Party (Solidarity) [Finn KARLSEN] (a conservative party favoring continuing close relations with Denmark); Demokratiit [Per BERTHELSEN]; Inuit Ataqatigiit or IA (Eskimo Brotherhood) [Josef MOTZFELDT] (a leftist party favoring complete independence from Denmark rather than home rule); Kattusseqatigiit (Candidate List) (an independent right-of-center party with no official platform); Siumut (Forward Party) [Hans ENOKSEN] (a social democratic party advocating more distinct Greenlandic identity and greater autonomy from Denmark)
Status dependent democracy
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International managed dispute between Canada and Denmark over Hans Island in the Kennedy Channel between Canada's Ellesmere Island and Greenland

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