Asked about reports that he was exploring the purchase of Greenland, the US president said he was 'looking at it' as 'strategically for the US it would be nice'. Here's why the US president might want to buy the Danish territory:
Donald Trump may be in the Oval Office now, but his recent interest in buying Greenland suggests his heart is still in real estate.in a private meeting with advisers.What's in it for the president if the US buys Greenland?The land is thought to be rich in gold, rubies, diamonds, coppers, olivine, marble and oilThe rapidly melting ice means previously out-of-reach energy and minerals are now more accessible.
He said:"A lot of things could be done, essentially it is a large real estate deal. It's hurting Denmark very badly because they are losing almost $700m a year carrying it."President Truman offered $100m for it in 1946 - which in today's money would be about $1.3bn.: It's home to 56,000 people. Greenlanders call themselves"Kalaallit" and are an indigenous Inuit people. Inuit means"human being" or"people".
The official language is Greenlandic. Children learn Greenlandic at school as well as Danish and English. West Greenlandic is the official language but there are dialects spoken in Eastern and Northern Greenland.
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