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| | Politics of the Faroe Islands Politics of Greenland edit Politics Portal Greenland This article is part of the series: Politics of Greenland, Subseries of the Politics series Prime Minister : Hans Enoksen... | | | Main article: Politics of Greenland Geography Main article: Geography of Greenland Map of Greenland The extreme north of Greenland is not... | | | Main article: Politics of Greenland Geography Main article: Geography of Greenland South-east coast of Greenland Map of Greenland All towns and... |
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| | The Infozone -- News and Headlines ©2005 |
| | National broadcaster DR reported that the police feared that the detainees' accomplices were trying to warn him or pass on to him information about the investigation from outside the prison. | | | While the supporters of this referendum claim that there is also international efforts massing to defeat the referendum, The National Rifle Association only links to a Washington Post news report on the referendum. | | | Friends of one of the six youngsters suspected of planning a terrorist attack have been making repeated attempts at slipping secret messages into his prison, police in the Copenhagen suburb of Glostrup said on Tuesday. |
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| | Denmark - encyclopedia article about Denmark. |
| | The majority of the population is of Scandinavian descent, with small groups of Inuit (from Greenland), Faroese, and immigrants. | | | Many archaeologists and historians believe that the Vikings even made it as far as America. | | | Co-official with Greenlandic in Greenland, and Faroese in the Faroe Islands. |
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| | The Hong Kong SAR flag is a travesty. | | | I have no idea what the Saudi Flag says, but I can still identify it as the Saudi flag. | | | Actually, the Chilean flag was designed by an expatriate American, and like other flags of newly-independent states in the Americas, was more than happy to take the association with the US revolution. |
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| | NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE DIRECTORY page 4 compiled by Harvey Abrams, BS, MAT, Ph.D/abd
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| | This site is from a non-profit organization established to promote Romania on the world wide web and educate the public about the country. | | | In the late 1960's a military coup overthrew the government and ruled for seven years. | | | It was this gathering that united the various Greek city-states such as Sparta, Athens, Thebes and hundreds of others into a common people -- but the ancient Greeks were never a nation. |
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| | General information about Denmark |
| | On Greenland people speak Greenlandic, an Inuit dialect, and Faroese is the national language on the Faroe islands. | | | In 1995 the National Forest and Nature Agency estimated the number of free, naturally occurring and breeding species of vertebrates in Denmark at 424, including 49 mammals, 209 birds, 5 reptiles, 14 amphibians, 37 freshwater fish and 110 saltwater fish. | | | On the Faroe islands live about 48,000 people and 56,000 on Greenland (2001). |
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| | Greenland (Denmark) |
| | The flag of Greenland, or Kalaallit Nunaat, celebrated its 10 anniversary in June 10, 1995. | | | The version in the royal arms and flag follows the heraldic tradition in raising the right forepaw, while the Greenlandic version raises the left forepaw, because real polar bears are left-handed. | | | The first serious proposal for a Greenland flag came in 1973 when five people suggested that green-white-blue flag might be appropriate. |
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| | Bryggen Art, Kolonialen - Greenlandic Art by Kirsten Thisted |
| | The Greenlandic national movement has its beginning in the 19th century and really takes on a momentum in the beginning of the 20th century. | | | In 1979 Greenland got Home Rule - meaning self-government in all internal affairs, but not in foreign policy - and the rights to the subsoil. | | | But in fact Greenland is not called Inuit nunaat, but Kalaallit nunaat, which means "The Land of Greenlanders" (from kalaaleq = Greenlander). |
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| | Greenland is Ice and Iceland is Green |
| | They ruled for the next 200 years or so, until 1979, when Greenland was declared an autonomous nation within the Kingdom of Denmark, named Kalaallit Nunaat (meaning Land of the People), with its own national flag and Prime Minister. | | | Then he committed one of the greatest frauds in the history of the world property sector by naming the island Greenland so as to attract settlers - all despite the desolate coldness and hostile environment. | | | Lonely Planet: Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands by Graeme Cornwallis and Deanna Swaney |
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| | Flags of the World EPS Collection - Country, Historic and Organization Flags |
| | Flags of the World is an Encapsulated Postscript (EPS) collection of over 325 full-color international flags representing countries and states throughout the world. | | | Organization Flags - International, national and non-governmental organizations | | | Historic Flags - Significant Flags - Arab Revolt, Nazi, Marcus Garvey etc |
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| | CIA World Factbook: Denmark map, flag, facts & information |
| | We provide this information, courtesy of the CIA World Factbook, free to the thousands of customers of Flags! | | | red with a white cross that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side, and that design element of the Dannebrog (Danish flag) was subsequently adopted by the other Nordic countries of Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden | | | The flag designs and sizes shown on our website are almost always in stock. |
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| | National flag - Wikipedia |
| | A national flag is a flag which symbolises a country and which can be flown by citizens of that country. | | | any other flags, not being other national flags, on separate flagstaffs, the National Flag must be in the middle or on the left side from the observer's point of view or at the highest point of the group; | | | Most articles on specific countries describe the country's flag under the sub-page Government. |
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| | Greenlandic national flag - Wikipedia |
| | The home rule government held an official call for flag proposals, receiving 555 (of which 293 were submitted by Greenlanders). | | | Dimensions: the entire flag measures 12 by 18 parts; each stripe measures 6 parts; the disk is 8 parts in diameter, horizontally offset by 7 parts from the hoist to the center of the circle, and vertically centered. | | | Greenland first entertained the idea of a flag of its own in 1973 when five Greenlanders proposed a green, white and blue flag. |
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| | Arctic Circle Race - About Greenland |
| | The established church in Greenland is the Danish National Evangelical Lutheran Church. | | | The flag shows the symbol of the rising sun over the polar ice, which stands for the return of the light and heat at midsummer. | | | Both Greenland and Faroe Islands have Home Rule. |
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| | Corrie that he was the first person on record from the Caribbean to have entered the Arctic Circle in Greenland, Damon plans to send the mayor a Barbados flag to commemmorate the fact. | | | They even created the worlds' largest wildlife refuge - and all of this with their own revenue, by no means is the Greenland Home Rule Government being 'propped-up' by the government of Denmark as is the case of the Israel - USA relationship. | | | Damon Gerard Corrie, a 28 year-old Barbadian born of Arawak (Guyana) descent and leader of 13,125 Amerindians in Guyana, returned to Barbados on September 15th 2001, after having completed a United Nations sponsored training course for Indigenous leaders in the city of Sisimiut, Greenland. |
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| | Politics of Greenland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | With Denmark having responsibility for Greenland's international affairs, other countries do not have direct diplomatic representation in Greenland -- their embassies or consulates in Denmark are responsible for their relations with Greenland and their citizens in Greenland. | | | Greenland is represented internationally by the embassies and consulates of Denmark, although Greenland does directly participate in some Nordic organisations which provide for membership for dependent territories. | | | This page was last modified 17:11, 30 October 2005. |
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| | Politics of Greenland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | With Denmark having responsibility for Greenland's international affairs, other countries do not have direct diplomatic representation in Greenland -- their embassies or consulates in Denmark are responsible for their relations with Greenland and their citizens in Greenland. | | | Greenland is represented internationally by the embassies and consulates of Denmark, although Greenland does directly participate in some Nordic organisations which provide for membership for dependent territories. | | | National holiday: Longest day of the year, 21 June |
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| | flag of Danish Coats of Arms flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de |
| | This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website | | | The national arms and the crown are legally protected against misuse. | | | With reproductions of the national arms in seals and on coins, and in connection with the exercise of authority, rights of succession are asserted and sovereignty of the monarch and the state as well. |
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| | The national flag outside the Lutheran church was at half-mast for the service. | | | Afterwards, some 30 pick-ups and vans were outside the hotel bar-and were gone in an hour. | | | The west coast of Greenland was familiar to the men of Peterhead and Dundee. |
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| | Monkeyshines on Greenland. - Families.com |
| | The National Day is also the official Flag Day, when the Greenlandic flag, first introduced on June 21, 1985, is flown all across the country. | | | One of the dishes shared during this time is called Suaasat, which is also Greenland's national dish. | | | The colors of the Greenlandic flag are red and white, and the red-and-white circle on it represents the rising of the "midnight sun" (certain areas in Greenland experience 24 hours of consecutive daylight in summer and darkness in winter.) |
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| | The Frostbox - Photo Set: Greenland National Day - Thule Air Base |
| | The greenlandic, danish, and american flags were being raised while the greenlandic national hymn was played and sung. | | | Therefore the national day is held on the longest day of the year. | | | At Thule Air Base Greenland National Day on the 21st of June is celebrated in the old settlement of Uummannaq. |
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| | Denmark 1916-1926 |
| | 1919 was the first year in freedom after World War I, and it was therefore natural to fly the Danish national Flag "Dannebrog" on the annual Christmas Seal. | | | Flying the National Flag "Dannebrog" at the occasion of the Southern Part of Jutland being reunited with Denmark. | | | The horns, of solid gold, were stolen in 1802 from the National Treasury and never retrieved. |
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| | Nunatsiaq News |
| | • Fishing vessels from Greenland and the Faroe Islands are booted out of Canadian ports, to protest their over-fishing of international quotas. | | | Every year, there are about 50 suicides in Greenland. | | | • Greenland celebrates 25 years of home rule government on June 21 with a huge party in the capital city of Nuuk and other celebrations throughout the island’s smaller communities. |
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| | Governments on the WWW: Greenland |
| | Flags Of The World (by Giuseppe Bottasini, Rob Raeside, Mark Sensen and others) | | | Namminersornerullutik Oqartussat / Grønlands Hjemmestyre [Greenland Home Rule Government] | | | Pinngortitaleriffik / Grønlands Naturinstitut [Greenland Institute of Natural Resources] |
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| | Greenland, 2001 |
| | The cover shows the Greenlandic national flag "Erfalasorput". | | | Greenland has issued 16th October 2001 - the opening day of the international stamp exhibition Hafnia 01 in Copenhagen, Denmark - the three stamps shown below. | | | In the white part two men are rowing their kayaks, in the red part are shown three narwhals. |
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