Greenland
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In Greenland, warming fuels dream of hidden wealth...estimates there are more than 18 billion barrels of oil and gas beneath the Arctic waters between Greenland and Canada, and 31 billion barrels off Greenland's east coast. North Sea resources of the same magnitude have made Norway one of... In this article: Greenland, Zinc, Tasiilaq, Suicide, Polar bear, and Nuuk |
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Wikipedia | November 04, 2009
International reaction to the United States presidential election, 2008
...of the election. Premier Hans Enoksen sent a congratulatory letter "On behalf of the people and government of Greenland, I would like to wholeheartedly congratulate you on your election as President of the United States. People in this...
In this article: Barack Obama, United States, Democracy, God, Africa, Manouchehr Mottaki, Kenya, Lee Myung-bak, and Silvio Berlusconi
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NewsFeed Researcher Digests - Science/Technology | March 14, 2009
Buoyed by US, UN chief sees climate deal this year
...of likely sea level rise this century need to be increased. Extra melting in Greenland could drive sea levels to more than a metre higher than today by 2100, they said. Obama has said the U.S. will work to reduce its greenhouse gas...
In this article: Climate change, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, United Nations, Copenhagen, Global warming, Carbon, Carbon dioxide, and Rajendra Pachauri
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boston.com - Latest Campaign '08 news | October 29, 2008
AP poll: Obama has strong lead over McCain in NH
...Hampshire Republican primary in 2000 and 2008. "Yes, he doesn't have a lot of experience, but I think he's a very intelligent man," said Michele Gage, a 40-year-old Democrat from Greenland. "Part of it's emotional. I feel very connected...
In this article: Barack Obama, John McCain, New Hampshire, Jeanne Shaheen, E-mail, Tax, and GOP
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Observer.com - All Articles | July 16, 2008
Mulling Major Redesign, Rolling Stone Asks Readers for Opinions The New York Observer
...for your bookshelf: the dates, the issue number (RS 1056/1057), and a peek of what's inside: BARACK OBAMA/BONNAROO/ AMY WINEHOUSE / RUSH / GREENLAND. The logo-type in the test issue is a brighter shade of red and smaller. Inside the...
In this article: Rolling Stone, Jann Wenner, E mail, Barack Obama, and Lucky
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thestar.com | April 10, 2009
Canada's seal hunt left Obama outraged in '06
...annual hunt for harp seals, with a quota of 280,000 this year. Greenland and Norway also allow the hunting of harp seals, limiting the harvest to an annual catch of 50,000. "What is so refreshing about the Obama letter is the wording.
In this article: Barack Obama, Canada, Harp Seal, Foreign Affairs, Quebec, Ottawa, United States, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
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BBC | August 10, 2009
Timeline: Denmark
...of Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who had been elected NATO secretary-general. 2009 July - Denmark plans to set up an Arctic military command and task force because the melting ice cap is opening access to Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
In this article: Denmark, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Liberal Party, and Sweden
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BusinessWeek Online | August 16, 2007
Denmark Joins Race to Claim the Arctic
...a part of the European Union. A visit to Greenland by European Commission president Jose Barroso in June was largely focussed on climate change but also included signature of an EU-Greenland partnership deal. Provided by EUobserver-For the...
In this article: Denmark, European Union, Canada, United States, Russia, Norway, and Climate change
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www.washingtonpost.com | March 02, 2008
Bush Won't Promise Further Troop Cuts
...of the CIA's "extraordinary rendition" program for suspected terrorists. The prime minister later told Danish reporters that Bush had promised U.S. cooperation in Denmark's inquiry about whether CIA flights violated its airspace in Greenland.
In this article: George W. Bush, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO, U.S., CIA, Iraq, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, White House, Afghanistan, and Texas
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Reuters | September 17, 2008
Medvedev wants Russia to set Arctic seabed borders
...year. International law states the five countries which control the Arctic coastline -- Canada, Russia, the United States, Norway and Denmark via Greenland -- are allowed a 320 km (200 miles) economic zone north of their shores. But these...
In this article: Dmitry Medvedev, Russia, Security Council, United Nations, South Ossetia, Global warming, Arctic Sea, and Siberia
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SPIEGEL ONLINE - International | December 11, 2008
Opinion: Why Merkel's Climate About-Face Is Bad for Business
...and the environment. Forget the polar bears. Ignore the ice melting in Greenland. When French President Nicolas Sarkozy calls EU leaders together in Brussels on Thursday to debate the European climate package, Chancellor Angela Merkel...
In this article: Angela Merkel, Carbon dioxide, Germany, EU, Recession, Barack Obama, Brussels, Coal, Fossil fuel, and Climate change
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Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat, meaning "Land of the Greenlanders"; Grønland) is a member country of the Kingdom of Denmark located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically and ethnically an Arctic island country and geographically a part of the continent of North America, politically and historically Greenland is associated with Europe, specifically Iceland, Norway, and Denmark. In 1979, Denmark granted home rule to Greenland, with a relationship described by the Rigsfællesskabet, and in 2008 Greenland voted to become a separate country within the Kingdom of Denmark, effective June 2009. Greenland is, by area, the world's largest island that is not a continent in its own right.
- Name:
- Greenland
- Conventional Long Name:
- Greenland
- Local Name:
- Kalaallit Nunaat
- Capital:
- Nuuk (Godthåb)
- Language:
- Greenlandic (Kalaallisut) (from June 2009)
- Largest City:
- Nuuk
- Government type:
- Parliamentary democracy within a constitutional monarchy
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1979
- Formations:
- Home rule
- Area:
- 2,166,086
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $1.1 billion
- Time Zone:
- GMT
- Currency:
- Danish krone
- Demonym:
- Greenlander, Greenlandic
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- DKK
- Country Calling Code:
- 299
- ccTLD:
- .gl
- Anthem:
- Nunarput utoqqarsuanngoravit
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