Denmark describes his comments as "completely unacceptable" and summons the US ambassador in a new eruption of tensions over the future of the vast Danish island.
Greenland is one of three countries in the Kingdom of Denmark, the other two countries are the Faeroese Islands and Denmark. We each have our own paliarments and institutions. But we share our Monarch, some government functions like defense and foreign policy, and our currency. Kinda like how Scotland uses the British pound and bitches about having to leave the EU.
Also similarly to how Catalonia and the Basque Country are semi-autonomous regions of Spain. Except I don’t think Denmark imprisons elected officials who promote separatism.
Title is misleading. Greenland is a country.
Closest I could say is “Greenland is to Denmark as Puerto Rico is to the US”
Nope…
It’s not a country.
Greenland is one of three countries in the Kingdom of Denmark, the other two countries are the Faeroese Islands and Denmark. We each have our own paliarments and institutions. But we share our Monarch, some government functions like defense and foreign policy, and our currency. Kinda like how Scotland uses the British pound and bitches about having to leave the EU.
Also similarly to how Catalonia and the Basque Country are semi-autonomous regions of Spain. Except I don’t think Denmark imprisons elected officials who promote separatism.
I bet we used to, before Greenland and the Faeroese Islands got their home-rule. I mean we used to be some right assholes, especially in Greenland.
You go to Glasgow and try telling them they aren’t a country…
“It’s Sassenachs-occupied Alba, ya cunt! Awaa wi’ ya or I’ll pit ma heid to ya!”
The only real way to identify a problem, is get boots on the ground 2.5k km always, with a giant ocean for most of that space.
Want to be able to get the whole picture you see, the entire Eastern facing shore, then we’ll so what’s a vountry…