reenland actively participates in international agreements relating
to Greenland

National holiday: June 21 (longest day)

Constitution: 5 June 1953 (Danish constitution)

Legal system: Danish

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch: chief of state: Queen MARGRETHE II of Denmark
(since 14 January 1972), represented by High Commissioner Gunnar
MARTENS (since NA 1995)

head of government: Prime Minister Jonathan MOTZFELDT (since 19
September 1997)

cabinet: Home Rule Government is elected by the Parliament
(Landstinget) on the basis of the strength of parties

elections: the monarch is hereditary; high commissioner appointed
by the monarch; prime minister is elected by Parliament (usually the
leader of the majority party); election last held 16 February 1999
(next to be held NA February 2003)

election results: Jonathan MOTZFELDT reelected prime minister
following the 16 February 1999 elections; percent of parliamentary
vote - 57.3%

note: government coalition - Siumut and Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA)

Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament or Landstinget (31 seats;
members are elected by popular vote on the basis of proportional
representation to serve four-year terms)

elections: last held on 16 February 1999 (next to be held by NA
February 2003)

election results: percent of vote by party - Siumut 35.2%, Inuit
Ataqatigiit 22.1%, Atassut Party 25.2%, Candidate's League 12.3%,
independent 5.2%; seats by party - Siumut 11, Atassut 8, Inuit
Ataqatigiit 7, Candidate List 4, independent 1

note: two representatives were elected to the Danish Parliament or
Folketing on 11 March 1998 (next to be held by not later than March
2002); percent of vote by party - Siumut 35.6%, Atassut 35.2%; seats
by party - Siumut 1, Atassut 1; Greenlandic representatives are
affiliated with Danish political parties (Siamut with Social
Democratic Party and Atassut with Liberal Party)

Judicial branch: High Court or Landsret (appeals can be made to the
Ostre Landsret or Eastern Division of the High Court or Supreme
Court in Copenhagen)

Political parties and leaders: Akulliit Party [Bjarne KREUTZMANN];
Atassut Party (Solidarity, a conservative party favoring continuing
close relations with Denmark) [Daniel SKIFTE]; Inuit Ataqatigiit or
IA (Eskimo Brotherhood, a leftist party favoring complete
independence from Denmark rather than home rule) [Josef MOTZFELDT];
Issituup (Polar Party) [Nicolai HEINRICH]; Kat