Foreign relations of Greenland

Foreign relations of Greenland

Being part of the Kingdom of Denmark, the foreign relations of Greenland are handled in cooperation with the Danish Government and Greenlandic home rule authority.

Unlike Denmark proper, Greenland is no longer part of the European Union.

;Disputes - "international:"
* Qaanaaq (formerly Thule) is a sensitive area.
* Uncontested dispute with Canada over Hans Island sovereignty in the Kennedy Channel between Canadian Ellesmere Island and Greenland.

ee also

* Greenland
* Denmark


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