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Greenland has representative offices in several countries and otherwise is represented by embassies of Denmark worldwide. The Self-Government Act of 2009 allows the government of Greenland to open diplomatic offices, mainly within areas of full jurisdiction of Greenland, this being foreign trade, industry, fisheries, education, science, mining etc.
In 1995, a political scandal in Denmark occurred after a report revealed the government had given tacit permission for nuclear weapons to be located in Greenland, in contravention of Denmark's 1957 nuclear-free zone policy. [158] [71] The United States built a secret nuclear powered base, called Camp Century, in the Greenland ice sheet. [159]
See Denmark–Somalia relations. Denmark has a consulate general in Mogadishu. [575] South Africa: 1947 [576] See Denmark–South Africa relations. Denmark has an embassy in Pretoria. [577] South Sudan: 4 May 2012 [578] Sudan: 8 May 1958 [88] See Denmark–Sudan relations. Denmark is represented in Sudan, through its embassy in Addis Ababa ...
Denmark’s not rolling over. The Nordic nation announced Tuesday that it will bolster Greenland’s defenses with a $1.5 billion in new resources, including two elite sled dog teams, days after ...
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Denmark refers to the state's territory as Danmarks Rige (Danish Realm), which means "The Realm of Denmark". [23] [24] [25]The Danish term rigsfællesskabet, translated as "The unity of the Realm", [18] the "commonwealth of the Realm", [26] [27] or the "Danish Commonwealth" [28] refers to the constitutional status of the relationship between Denmark, the ...
In light of the news that Queen Margrethe will abdicate for her son, Prince Frederik, we're taking a look back at Denmark's royal family over the years, with sweet snaps of the matriarch, Queen ...
Henrik Kauffmann explaining the agreement with the US over Greenland Henrik Kauffmann (26 August 1888 – 5 June 1963) was the Danish ambassador to the United States during World War II , who signed over part of Greenland to the US.
Democratic elections for the district assemblies of Greenland were held for the first time in 1862–1863, although no assembly for the land as a whole was allowed. In 1888, a party of six led by Fridtjof Nansen accomplished the first land crossing of Greenland. The men took 41 days to make the crossing on skis, at approximately 64°N latitude ...