Talk:French Guiana
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I thought that Greenland was considered part of America, and thus the largest area outside Europe that is member of the European Union (since it is part of Denmark and Denmark is participating in the European Union).
- Except that Greenland is not part of the EU. See the article Greenland. Morwen 10:54, Jan 26, 2004 (UTC)
- That's what I recall as well, but I cannot find it mentioned in the Greenland article. There it only says that Greenland has a large degree of autonomy from Denmark, but does not mention the EU at all. andy 10:57, 26 Jan 2004 (UTC)
Quote from Enlargement_of_the_European_Union wiki article:
The Danish dependency Greenland was an integral part of Denmark when the country joined in 1973. In 1979 Greenland was granted home rule and following a local referendum it left the European Community, on February 1, 1985. The EC was the predecessor of the European Union and Greenland is unique as an example of a territory having left the organization. Greenland is unlikely to ever rejoin as it becomes increasingly independent, leading to closer integration with its geographical North American neighbours.
--83.134.91.216 15:28, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)
