Malta is just a dot. as well as maldives and others, is it the same subject as the so called European continent?
2007-02-11 07:10:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
a "country" is determined by political status, not size
Greenland is owned by Denmark, and has never achieved(desired or not) independent status, therefore is not a country
2007-02-11 10:19:38 · answer #1 · answered by Go Blue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your answer is that size dosen't matter..being a "country" or political state is all about control and political structure..some are large, some are small. Greenland is an island (even if it became a country it would still be an island...this is it's physical geography) Also: concerning the size of greenland...many think it's larger than it is because of the map they use..many projections have great distortion near the poles.
2007-02-11 07:26:47 · answer #2 · answered by Jennifer B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Malta is a small island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, but yet they are proud to have their own language (Maltese) and their own culture.
2007-02-12 02:57:15 · answer #3 · answered by Butterfly girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Size of land mass has little to do w/ whether or not it's a country.
I'm guessing that not enough people have moved to and inhabited Greenland to make it an official country??
2007-02-11 07:29:15 · answer #4 · answered by m34tba11 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. The Vatican is a country of only a little over a hundred acres. If it was surrounded by water it would be an island. : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland
2007-02-11 07:15:17 · answer #5 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is like Australia, island/country/continent, except not a continent
2007-02-11 07:18:56 · answer #6 · answered by mskirbyrobot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Greenland isn't a country because it is owned (I think) be Denmark.
2007-02-11 07:16:24 · answer #7 · answered by hcbiochem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because island belongs to denmark. i think that's it.....
2007-02-11 07:20:33 · answer #8 · answered by landeibengel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋