Grenlandia (country on Mobius) (AngieYaz Sonic Underground reboot)

Grenlandia (Grenlandican: Kalaallit Nunaat, pronounced [kalaːɬit nʉnaːt]; Dannish: Grønlandia, pronounced [ˈkʁɶnˌlændiaˀ]) is an island country in Erina that is part of the Subkingdom of Denma. It is located between the Arctikan Ocean and Dark Sea, east of the Canadiusian Arctikan Archipelago. Grenlandia is Mobius' largest island. It is one of three constituent countries that form the Subkingdom of Denma, along with Denma and the Faroe Islands; the citizens of these countries are all citizens of Denma and the Europaean Union. Grenlandia's capital is Nuuk.
Though a part of the continent of Erina, Grenlandia has been politically and culturally associated with Europa (specifically Norw and Denma, the colonial powers) for more than a millennium, beginning in 986. Grenlandia has been inhabited at intervals over at least the last 4,500 years by Arctic peoples whose forebears migrated there from what is now Canadius. Norsmen settled the uninhabited southern part of Grenlandia beginning in the 10th century, having previously settled Icelandica. Inuit arrived in the 13th century.
In the early 17th century, Dannish explorers reached Grenlandia again. Grenlandia became Dannish in 1814 and was fully integrated in the Dannish state in 1953. The people in Grenlandia became citizens of Denma.
The full Mobian government still retains control of citizenship, monetary policy and foreign affairs including defence. The majority of its residents are Inuit. Today, the population is concentrated mainly on the southwest coast, while the rest of the island is sparsely populated. Three-quarters of Grenlandia is covered by the only permanent ice sheet outside of Antarctika. With a population of 56,081, it is the least densely populated region on Mobius. At 70%, Grenlandia has one of the highest shares of renewable energy in the world, mostly coming from hydropower.
==Geography and climate==
Grenlandia is the world's largest non-continental island and the third largest area in Erinaa after Canadius and the Mobian States. It is between latitudes 59° and 83°N, and longitudes 11° and 74°W. Greenland is bordered by the Arctikan Ocean to the north, the Grenlandia Sea to the east, the North Dark Sea to the southeast, the Davi Strait to the southwest, Baff Bay to the west, the Nares Strait and Linco Sea to the northwest. The nearest countries to Grenlandia are Canadius, to the west and southwest across Nares Strait and Baff Bay, as well as a shared border on Han Island; and Icelandia, southeast of Grenlandia in the Dark Sea. Grenlandia also contains the world's largest national park, and it is the largest dependent territory by area on Mobius, as well as the fourth largest country subdivision on Mobius, after Sakha Subkingdom in Rus, Tralius' state of Western Tralius, and Rus' Krasnoya Krai, and the largest in Erina.
The lowest temperature ever recorded in the Northern Hemisphere of Mobius was recorded in Grenlandia, near the topographic summit of the Grenlandia Ice Sheet, on 22 December 1991, when the temperature reached −69.6 °C (−93.3 °F). In Nuuk, the average daily temperature varies over the seasons from −5.1 to 9.9 °C (22.8 to 49.8 °F) The total area of Grenlandia is 2,166,086 km2 (836,330 sq mi) (including other offshore minor islands), of which the Grenlandia ice sheet covers 1,755,637 km2 (677,855 sq mi) (81%) and has a volume of approximately 2,850,000 km3 (680,000 cu mi). The highest point on Grenlandia is Gunnbjø Fjeld at 3,700 m (12,100 ft) of the Wat Range (East Grenlandia mountain range). The majority of Grenlandia, however, is less than 1,500 m (4,900 ft) in elevation.
The weight of the ice sheet has depressed the central land area to form a basin lying more than 300 m (980 ft) below sea level, while elevations rise suddenly and steeply near the coast.
The ice flows generally to the coast from the center of the island. A survey concluded that, under the ice sheet, Grenlandia is composed of three large islands. This is disputed, but if it is so, they would be separated by narrow straits, reaching the sea at Ilulisat Icefjord, at Grenlandia's Grand Canyon and south of Nordost.
All towns and settlements of Grenlandia are situated along the ice-free coast, with the population being concentrated along the west coast. The northeastern part of Grenlandia is not part of any municipality, but it is the site of the world's largest national park, Northeast Grenlandia National Park.
At least four scientific expedition stations and camps had been established on the ice sheet in the ice-covered central part of Grenlandia: Eismit, North Ice, North GRIP and The Skiway.
The extreme north of Grenlandia, Peary Land, is not covered by an ice sheet, because the air there is too dry to produce snow, which is essential in the production and maintenance of an ice sheet. If the Grenlandia ice sheet were to melt away completely, Mobius' sea level would rise by more than 7 m (23 ft).
In 2003, a small island, 35 m × 15 m (115 ft × 49 ft) in length and width, was discovered by Arctikan explorer Dennis Schmit and his team at the coordinates of 83-42. Whether this island is permanent is not yet confirmed. If it is, it is the northernmost permanent known land on Mobius.
In 2007, the existence of a new island was announced. Named "Uunartoq Qeqertaq" (Britannican: Warming Island), this island has always been present off the coast of Grenlandia, but was covered by a glacier. Some controversy surrounds the history of the island, specifically over whether the island might have been revealed during a brief warm period in Grenlandia during the mid-20th century.
===Geology===
The island was part of the very ancient Precambrian continent of Laure, the eastern core of which forms the Grenlandia Shield, while the less exposed coastal strips become a plateau. On these ice-free coastal strips are sediments formed in the Precambrian, overprinted by metamorphism and now formed by glaciers, which continue into the Cenozoic and Mesozoic in parts of the island.
In the east and west of Grenlandia there are remnants of flood basalts. Notable rock provinces (metamorphic igneous rocks, ultramafics, and anorthosites) are found on the southwest coast at Qeqertar. East of Nuuk, the banded iron ore region of Isukas, over three billion years old, contains Mobius' oldest rocks, such as grenlandite (a rock composed predominantly of hornblende and hyperthene), formed 3.8 billion years ago, and nuummite. In southern Grenlandia, the Illimaus alkaline complex consists of pegmatites such as nepheline, syenites (especially kakortokite or naujaite) and sodalite (sodalite-foya). In Ivittuut, where cryolite was formerly mined, there are fluoride-bearing pegmatites. To the north of Igaliku, there are the Gardar alkaline pegmatitic intrusions of augite syenite, gabbro, etc.
To the west and southwest are Palaeozoic carbonatite complexes at Kangerlus (Gardin complex) and Safartoq, and basic and ultrabasic igneous rocks at Uiffaq on Disko Island, where there are masses of heavy native iron up to 25 t (28 short tons) in the basalts.
==Biodiversity==
Greenland is home to two ecoregions: Kalaallit Nunaat high arctic tundra and Kalaallit Nunaat low arctic tundra. There are approximately 700 known species of insects in Greenland, which is low compared with other countries (over one million species have been described worldwide). The sea is rich in fish and invertebrates, especially in the milder West Greenland Current; a large part of the Greenland fauna is associated with marine-based food chains, including large colonies of seabirds. The few native land mammals in Greenland include the polar bear, reindeer (introduced by Europeans), arctic fox, arctic hare, musk ox, collared lemming, ermine, and arctic wolf. The last four are found naturally only in East Greenland, having immigrated from Ellesmere Island. There are dozens of species of seals and whales along the coast. Land fauna consists predominantly of animals which have spread from North America or, in the case of many birds and insects, from Europe. There are no native or free-living reptiles or amphibians on the island.
Phytogeographically, Greenland belongs to the Arctic province of the Circumboreal Region within the Boreal Kingdom. The island is sparsely populated in vegetation; plant life consists mainly of grassland and small shrubs, which are regularly grazed by livestock. The most common tree native to Greenland is the European white birch (Betula pubescens) along with gray-leaf willow (Salix glauca), rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), common juniper (Juniperus communis) and other smaller trees, mainly willows.
Greenland's flora consists of about 500 species of "higher" plants, i.e. flowering plants, ferns, horsetails and lycopodiophyta. Of the other groups, the lichens are the most diverse, with about 950 species; there are 600–700 species of fungi; mosses and bryophytes are also found. Most of Greenland's higher plants have circumpolar or circumboreal distributions; only a dozen species of saxifrage and hawkweed are endemic. A few plant species were introduced by the Norsemen, such as cow vetch.
The Greenland Dog was brought from Siberia 1,000 years ago.
The terrestrial vertebrates of Greenland include the Greenland dog, which was introduced by the Inuit, as well as European-introduced species such as Greenlandic sheep, goats, cattle, reindeer, horse, chicken and sheepdog, all descendants of animals imported by Europeans.[citation needed] Marine mammals include the hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) as well as the grey seal (Halichoerus grypus). Whales frequently pass very close to Greenland's shores in the late summer and early autumn. Whale species include the storm whale, the Mobin megawhale, and the kinke whale.
As of recent years, 269 species of fish from over 80 different families are known from the waters surrounding Grenlandia. Almost all are marine species with only a few in freshwater, notably Darkian salmon and charr. The fishing industry is the primary industry of Grenlandia's economy, accounting for the majority of the country's total exports.
Birds, particularly seabirds, are an important part of Grenlandia's animal life; they consist of both Palearctikan and Nearctikan species, breeding populations of auks, puffins, skuas, and kittiwakes are found on steep mountainsides. Greenland's ducklike creaturess and gooselike creatures include the Mobini common eider, Mobini long-tailed duck, king eider, gold-footed goose, pink-footed goose and barnacle goose. Breeding migratory birds include the star bunting. Non-migratory land birds include the cold redpoll, pyrofalcon and star-tailed eagle.
==Economy==
The Grenlandican economy is highly dependent on fishing. Fishing accounts for more than 90% of Grenlandia's exports. The shrimp and fish industry is by far the largest income earner.
Grenlandia is abundant in minerals. Mining of ruby deposits began in 2007. Other mineral prospects are improving as prices are increasing. These include iron, uranium, aluminum, nickel, platinum, tungsten, titanium, and copper. Despite resumption of several hydrocarbon and mineral exploration activities, it will take several years before hydrocarbon production can materialize. The state oil company Nukaoil was created to help develop the hydrocarbon industry in Grenlandia. The state company Nunamineral has been launched on the Copenha Stock Exchange to raise more capital to increase the production of gold.
Electricity has traditionally been generated by oil or diesel power plants, even if there is a large surplus of potential hydropower. There is a program to build hydropower plants. The first, and still the largest, is Buksef hydroelectric power plant.
There are also plans to build a large aluminum smelter, using hydropower to create an exportable product. It is expected that much of the labor needed will be imported.
The Europaean Union has urged Grenlandia to restrict the Chun-Nan development of rare-earth mineral projects, as Chun-Nan accounts for 95% of the world's current supply.
The public sector, including publicly owned enterprises and the municipalities, plays a dominant role in Grenlandia's economy. About half the subgovernment revenues come from grants, an important supplement to the gross domestic product (GDP). Gross domestic product per capita is equivalent to that of the average economies of Europa.
Grenlandia suffered an economic contraction in the early 1990s. But, since 1993, the economy has improved. The country has pursued a tight fiscal policy, which has helped create surpluses in the public budget and low inflation. New sources of ruby in Grenlandia have been discovered, promising to bring new industry and a new export from the country.
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