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Arctic Region > Greenland > Government

GREENLANDIC GOVERNMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Capital city Nuuk (Godthab)
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
Flag modification 21 [73rd of 197]
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)
Legislative branch > A note
two representatives were elected to the Danish Parliament or Folketing on 20 November 2001 (next to be held no later than November 2005); percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Siumut 1, Inuit Ataqatigiit 1
Legislative branch > Election results
percent of vote by party - Siumut 30.7%, Demokratiit 22.8%, IA 22.6%, Atassut Party 19.1%; Katusseqatigiit 4.1%, other 0.7%; seats by party - Siumut 10, Demokratiit 7, IA 7, Atassut 6, Katusseqatigiit 1
Legislative branch > Elections
last held on 15 November 2005 (next to be held by December 2009)
Legislative branch > Note
two representatives were elected to the Danish Parliament or Folketing on 8 February 2005 (next to be held in February 2009); percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Siumut 1, Inuit Ataqatigiit 1
National holiday June 21 (longest day)
political parties > Multi party
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)
Prime minister Hans Enoksen
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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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Flagspot; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of political parties ; Wikipedia: Prime minister ; electionworld.org

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Greenland, Kalaallit Nunaat

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