Greenland
Also known as: Grønland, Kalaallit Nunaat
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Trump, the 'America First' candidate, has a new preoccupation: Imperialism
• Jan. 9, 2025, 9:50 AM ET (AP)
UK foreign policy chief says Trump is right to urge higher military spending from NATO
• Jan. 9, 2025, 9:28 AM ET (AP)
Italy's Meloni hopes to attend Trump inauguration as she downplays his Greenland and Panama comments
• Jan. 9, 2025, 9:19 AM ET (AP)
Why Greenland? Remote but resource-rich island occupies a key position in a warming world
• Jan. 7, 2025, 10:38 PM ET (AP)
Trump refuses to rule out use of military force to take control of Greenland and the Panama Canal
• Jan. 7, 2025, 8:11 PM ET (AP)
Greenland, the world’s largest island, lying in the North Atlantic Ocean. Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat) is noted for its vast tundra and immense glaciers. Although Greenland remains part of the Kingdom of Denmark, the island’s home-rule government is responsible for most domestic affairs. The Greenlandic people are primarily Inuit who, depending upon the region they are from, call themselves Kalaallit (West Greenlanders), Inugguit (from Thule district), or Iit (East Greenlanders). They call their homeland Kalaallit Nunaat (“Country of the Greenlanders”). The capital of Greenland is Nuuk (Godthåb). More than three times the size of the U.S. state of Texas, Greenland extends ...(100 of 3432 words)