Approximately 57% of residents of Greenland, a self-governing territory of Denmark, support the idea of becoming part of the United States, according to a poll by Patriot Polling, cited by The Hill on Monday. According to the poll, about 37% of the island’s residents opposed the possible accession to the United States, while slightly more than 5% of respondents were unable to answer.
The survey involved 416 people, while the population of Greenland is almost 57 thousand people.
This is the first time that the Patriot Polling Center has conducted a survey outside the United States. The survey was conducted during the visit to Greenland last week by Donald Trump Jr, the son of US President-elect Donald Trump.
Earlier, Trump expressed a desire to include Greenland in the United States, as it would be in Washington’s national interests. At the same time, he did not rule out the possibility that he might use military force to achieve this goal. This caused concern in Denmark and other European countries. The Greenlandic authorities have emphasized that they are seeking independence from Copenhagen in the future, but not to become part of the United States.
There is already a US military base in Greenland. The island is considered a central link in ensuring the security of the Arctic, a starting point for sea routes through the waters of the region, and a territory where rare earth metals and other resources are found. Western media note that the island has reserves of graphite, copper, zinc, gold, diamonds, iron ore, titanium, vanadium, and uranium, and that exploration work has not been fully carried out.
