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Name: Greenland (Autonomous region of Denmark)

Type: Polity

Start: 1979 AD

End: 2022 AD

Nation: greenland

Parent: denmark

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This article is about the specific polity Greenland (Autonomous region of Denmark) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this polity you can find it here:All Statistics

Is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Greenland is the world's largest island. Settled a first time by Europeans in the Middle Ages and then abandoned, Greenland was occupied by Denmark-Norway from 1728 and passed to Denmark in 1814. It became an autonomous territory in 1979.

Establishment


  • May 1979: In 1979, Denmark granted home rule to Greenland.
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    1. Events


  • June 2022: Denmark and Canada agree to partition the disputed Hans Island, following negotiations. Greenland gains its first land border.

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