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Hauptstadt
Name: Nuuk (Godthaab)
geographische Koordinaten: 64 11 N, 51 45 W
Zeitunterschied: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

note: Greenland has four time zones

etymology: "nuuk" is the Inuit word for "cape" and refers to the city's position at the end of the Nuup Kangerlua fjord

Unabhängigkeit
none (extensive self-rule as part of the Kingdom of Denmark; foreign affairs is the responsibility of Denmark, but Greenland actively participates in international agreements relating to Greenland)
Nationalfeiertag
National Day, Juni 21; note - marks the summer solstice and the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere
Konstitution
history: previous 1953 (Greenland established as a constituency in the Danish constitution), 1979 (Greenland Home Rule Act); latest 21 Juni 2009 (Greenland Self-Government Act)
Wahlrecht
18 Jahre; universal
Exekutive
Staatsoberhaupt: Queen MARGRETHE II of Denmark (seit dem 14 January 1972), represented by High Commissioner Mikaela ENGELL (seit dem April 2011)
Regierungschef: Premier Kim KIELSEN (seit dem 30 September 2014)
cabinet: Self-rule Government (Naalakkersuisut) elected by the Parliament (Inatsisartut) on the basis of the strength of parties
elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; high commissioner appointed by the monarch; premier indirectly elected by Parliament for a 4-year term
election results: Kim KIELSEN elected premier; Parliament vote - Kim KIELSEN (S) 27.2%, Sara OLSVIG (IA) 25.5%, Randi Vestergaard EVALDSEN (D) 19.5%, other 27.8%

Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019