lection last held 11 March 1999 (next
to be held NA 2003)
election results: Jonathan MOTZFELDT reelected prime minister,
receiving 23 out of 31 votes
note: government coalition - Siumut and Atassut

Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament or Landsting (31 seats;
members are elected by popular vote on the basis of proportional
representation to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held on 17 February 1999 (next to be held by NA 2003)
election results: percent of vote by party - Siumut 35.2%, Inuit
Ataqatigiit 22%, Atassut Party 25.2%, Candidate's League 12.3%; seats
by party - Siumut 11, Atassut Party 8, Inuit Ataqatigiit 7,
Candidate's League 4, independent 1
note: two representatives were elected to the Danish Parliament or
Folketing on NA March 1998 (next to be held by NA 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

Judicial branch: High Court or Landsret

Political parties and leaders: Akulliit Party ;
Atassut Party (Solidarity, a conservative party that favors continuing
close relations with Denmark) ; Candidate's League
; Inuit Ataqatigiit or IA (Eskimo Brotherhood, a
Marxist-Leninist party that favors complete independence from Denmark
rather than home rule) ; Issituup (Polar Party)
; Siumut (Forward Party, a moderate socialist party
that advocates more distinct Greenlandic identity and greater autonomy
from Denmark)

International organization participation: NC, NIB

Diplomatic representation in the US: none (self-governing overseas
administrative division of Denmark)

Diplomatic representation from the US: none (self-governing overseas
administrative division of Denmark)

Flag description: two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red
with a large disk slightly to the hoist side of center - the top half
of the disk is red, the bottom half is white

@Greenland:Economy

Economy - overview: Greenland suffered negative economic growth in the
early 1990s, but since 1993 the economy has improved. The Greenland
Home Rule Government (GHRG) has pursued a tight fiscal policy since
the late 1980s which has helped create surpluses in the public budget
and low inflation. Since 1990, Greenland has registered a foreign
trade deficit following the closure of the last remaining lead and
zinc mine in 1990. Greenland today is critically dependent on fishing
and fish exports; the