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I had always thought it was either an intermatinal chunk of land (like south pole), or a part of another country (say, Canada)... but I just saw the flag for it. Does anyone know whether or not it's a country and what the poeple would be called (if there are any).
Here's the flag:
It's part of the Kingdom of Denmark actually but is self governing.
Quote:
Courtesy of the CIA
The world's largest island, about 84% ice-capped, Greenland was granted self-government in 1978 by the Danish parliament. The law went into effect the following year. Denmark continues to exercise control of Greenland's foreign affairs.
noun: Greenlander(s)
adjective: Greenlandic