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Administrative divisions 3 districts (landsdele); Avannaa (Nordgronland), Tunu (Ostgronland), Kitaa (Vestgronland) note: there are 18 municipalities in Greenland
Administrative divisions > A note there are 18 municipalities in Greenland
Administrative divisions > Note there are 18 municipalities in Greenland
Capital city	Nuuk (Godthab)
Capital city > Daylight saving time +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Capital city > Geographic coordinates	64 11 N, 51 45 W
Capital city > Name	Nuuk (Godthab)
Capital city > Note Greenland is divided into four time zones
Capital city > Time difference UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Constitution 5 June 1953 (Danish constitution)
Dependency status part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1979
Diplomatic representation from the US none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)
Executive branch > A note government coalition - Siumut and Atassut
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 > Elections the monarchy is hereditary; high commissioner appointed by the monarch; prime minister is elected by parliament (usually the leader of the majority party)
Executive branch > Head of government Prime Minister Hans ENOKSEN (since 14 December 2002)
Executive branch > Note government coalition - Siumut and Inuit Ataqatigiit
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 13 November 2007 (next to be held in November 2011); 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)
Political pressure groups and leaders > Other conservationists; environmentalists
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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