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I believe that many people have seen the word colony in history textbooks, in history, there are many countries that will be forced to become colonies due to some factors, and basically there is no colony that does not hate its colonists. Some countries have struggled for hundreds of years to gain independence, but today we are talking about a place that is very loyal to the suzerainty and does not want to be independent.

This place is Greenland, near the Arctic Circle, located in the far north of North America, the largest island in the world, with an area of 2.16 million square kilometers, more than 50 times larger than Denmark, but with a population of less than 80,000. Greenland is very rich in natural resources, experts** there are the world's largest oil resources under the ice sheet, and as the climate warms, it will be much less difficult to extract oil here, which is undoubtedly good news for Greenland.

Greenland became a Danish colony in the early 18th century, and when Denmark occupied Greenland, it did not know that Greenland was so rich in resources, and only wanted to expand its territory. However, it is difficult to wonder why Greenland is a large island with rich natural resources, and its country, Denmark, is far away from here, so why does it not want to be independent, but is willing to be an overseas territory of Denmark?

In fact, Greenland receives economic aid from Denmark every year, which accounts for a quarter of the country's income, and because of this, Greenland's GDP per capita exceeds that of many developed countries. And because the residents of Denmark and Greenland enjoy free health care, education system and other social welfare policies, the local residents do not feel the need to refuse all this that Denmark has to offer, so they become more and more dependent on their home country, and feel that there is nothing wrong with this.

In fact, in 2008, Greenland also held a referendum on this, and 75% of the local population wanted independence, but in the end it was unsuccessful. The reason for this is that Greenland's employment problems and local alcohol abuse are very detrimental to their independence, and above all because they are not interested in their abundant oil resources. Even if it would make them rich out of Denmark, they don't want to develop it.

In addition to this, the scenery of the island is also very beautiful, and it has been given the reputation of "Fantasy World". Greenland has a polar day and night phenomenon every year, even for several months, so many people come to the island every year just to see this strange natural phenomenon, which can be regarded as a very famous tourist destination. In fact, I particularly like this place in Greenland, not to mention the beautiful scenery, and the locals also give people a simple and comfortable feeling.

Because the natives are less willing to be independent, Denmark provides them with good social treatment and medical care. They have no interest in managing the abundant resources they have, and think that they are attached to the Danish state and live a more comfortable and happy life.

1. Introduction Greenland is a huge island between North America and Europe, which belongs to Denmark. Due to its important geographical location and abundant natural resources, Greenland is in the spotlight in the world. However, many people don't know anything about Greenland's economic situation and level of development, so is Greenland a boring country?

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Second, the economic situation.

Greenland's economy is largely dependent on fishing and mining. According to the International Monetary Organization in 2019, Greenland's GDP is $100 million, and its GDP per capita is $44,169. Despite its high GDP per capita, the majority of the island's residents still face a high cost of living and limited employment opportunities.

In addition, Greenland's economic development is still dependent on Danish aid and subsidies.

3. Social welfare.

As part of the Kingdom of Denmark, residents of Greenland enjoy the same benefits and social security system as Danish residents. Health care and education are free on the island, and infrastructure and maintenance are well funded. According to the "Human Development Index" report released by the United Nations, Greenland ranks 17th in the world in the Human Development Index, indicating that its social welfare level is high.

Fourth, the level of science and technology.

Greenland has achieved island-wide network coverage, and Internet applications such as e-commerce are gradually becoming popular. In addition, in 2019, Greenland was the first in the world to achieve full 5G network coverage within the Arctic Circle, becoming one of the first regions in the world to achieve full 5G coverage. Although these developments show that the island's level of science and technology is constantly improving, there is still a certain gap between Greenland's level of science and technology compared with the developed countries of the West.

5. Environmental protection.

Due to Greenland's special geographical location, the ecological environment is very important for the survival and development of the people on the island. Therefore, Greenland attaches great importance to environmental protection. In September 2019, Greenland adopted the world's first decision to ban mining in order to protect the island's environment and traditional fisheries.

In addition, Greenland also pays attention to sustainable development, energy conservation and emission reduction, and has made a positive contribution to environmental protection.

6. Summary Based on the above analysis, Greenland has a high level of social welfare and environmental protection, and is gradually improving its scientific and technological level, but there are still certain problems in the economic aspect. Although Greenland's per capita GDP is relatively high, there is still a gap between the degree of development and that of developed countries in the West. Therefore, we can assume that although Greenland has some development strength, it is not a fully developed country.

More than 1,000 years ago, the Inuit of northern Canada moved to Greenland and have lived by fishing and hunting for generations. Greenland was discovered by the Norwegians who migrated to Iceland in 982 and became a Norwegian colony in 1261. In 1380, Denmark and Norway were united, and Greenland was transferred to the joint administration of Denmark and Norway.

After the partition of Denmark and Norway in 1841, it became a colony of Denmark. Norway and Denmark later had a dispute over the ownership of the island, and in 1933 the International Court of Justice in The Hague ruled that it should be returned to Denmark. During World War II, Greenland was placed under the administration of the United States and returned to Denmark after the war.

In 1953, the Danish constitution was amended, and Greenland became a Danish state, which, like the Faroe Islands, also had 2 seats in the Danish Parliament. Greenland has been self-governing since 1 May 1979, but foreign affairs, defence and justice remain under Danish control, and Greenland joined the European Economic Community with Denmark in 1973. However, as a North American island whose economy and survival depend entirely on marine resources, it is completely unnecessary to be governed by Europe.

On February 1, 1985, Greenland finally succeeded in freeing itself from the European Community through a referendum. Since May 1979, Greenland has been internally self-gloring** and, like the status the Faroe Islands had acquired in 1948, it has a special status under the name of the Kingdom of Denmark. An essential condition of internal self-government** is that Greenland** administers Greenland's affairs on its own, while only cases relating to the Kingdom of Denmark are adjudicated by the Danish judiciary.

As part of the Kingdom of Denmark, the competence of the Danish representative to Greenland was greatly reduced with the transfer of Danish power to Greenland's self-government**. Nevertheless, he was the Chief Representative of Denmark in Greenland, managing Greenland's internal affairs in accordance with the law and was responsible for the Danish elections in Greenland. In foreign affairs, Greenland cannot enter into agreements with other countries on diplomatic relations.

On the other hand, as a form of compensation, the Danish Constitution undertakes that all declarations relating to Greenland will be noted to Greenland's self-government**.

Denmark has a land area of 43,092 square kilometers, including Greenland's more than 2 million square kilometers, a total of only 2.04 million, and China's 9.6 million.

There are too few people, and the Danish army is probably higher than that.

Historically, it's been like this, it's too cold and too few people to make a climate.

Because of its over-dependence on Denmark, Denmark is the largest investor in the island, and its national education and investment economy are largely dependent on Denmark.

Although Greenland is a large island, it is rarely sparsely populated, so it has little political power, and secondly, Denmark does not want to let go.

Greenland experienced an economic contraction in the 90s of the 20th century, but since 1993, the economy has begun to recover.

Greenland's economy is based on fishing and mining. Once the main pillar of the economy, the seal hunt declined sharply in the early 20th century; In its place, the fishing, canning industry, and the freezing of cod, prawns and other seafood were frozen. Agriculture is distributed in the ice-free areas of the south, and the arable land area accounts for about 1% of the whole territory.

The only crops are hay and vegetables. Most of the ice-free areas are pastures for sheep and reindeer for meat, wool and milk. Hunting is still important in the northern regions, catching seals, foxes, and polar bears for meat and fur.

In addition to domestic demand, fish and shellfish are also exported in large quantities. Zinc and lead are the main minerals. The main industrial products are frozen fish, canned fish, dried fish, smoked fish, and selected concentrates.

The main partners are Denmark, Norway, Germany and the United States. The island receives financial assistance from Denmark.