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Greenland is part of the Danish Realm. In 2009 the country went from home-rule to self-rule, which importantly granted the country greater control over its natural resources. This came into effect on 1 January 2010, when the autonomous government was given the right to explore the country’s oil and mining reserves.
Greenland’s main income is an annual block grant from Denmark, worth 3.7 billion Danish kroner (€500m) in 2014.
The country’s main export comes from fisheries, with cold water prawns representing 50 percent of the total catch both in terms of volume and value.
Other important species of exported fish are Greenland halibut, cod, lumpsucker and crabs.
Greenland hopes to increase its mining and oil exploration, where there has been very low activity in recent years. A goldmine in Southern Greenland closed in 2013, and the only remaining mining project is a minor ruby mine near Nuuk.
Greenland also aims to develop tourism, partly by extending the tourist season. A crucial factor is good international transport links.

Kim Kielsen: who headed the Social Democratic Party through the general elections, after Aleqa Hammond had to step down after a scandal (picture above).

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