A big welcome to Greenland, which today takes a big step towards replacing Montenegro as the worlds 'newest' country.
A referendum on Greenland's autonomy was held on 25 November 2008. It was passed with 75% approval.
Self-government gives the 60,000, mostly-Inuit residents of the world's largest island greater control over natural resources and justice, and paves the way toward full nation status within decades.
If only.....
http://www.canada.com/Greenland+takes+step+full+independence+Sunday/1716779/story.html
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Mate you know what the Unionist will say - 'Greenland can never be fully independent because it has no water' - like Scotland has no oil wealth.
They have only one word for snow............snow.
Ahoy ma Murk....
60,000 people living on what is little more than a huge lump of ice, no army, no navy , no air force, no proper roads, no public transport yet they are gaining more independence than Scotland and whats more, its from a country of 5 million they are pulling away from, Hail Hail to Godthaab..
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