Government

A Danish colony until 1953, Greenland then became a province; it attained home rule in 1979 and began full self-government in 1981. Greenland has a 31-member unicameral parliament (Landsting) and a premier and sends two representatives to the Danish Folketing. The territory is divided into three districts. The nominal head of state is the Danish monarch, represented by a high commissioner.

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