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by lm28469 146 days ago
> So yes while it technically has self-rule it’s still effectively a colony

Being self sufficient or not isn't part of the definition of a colony

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Greenland is a colony, Austrália is not. The comparison makes zero sense
> Greenland is a colony

But it literally isn't...

> On 1 July 1979, Greenland became a rigsdel (an autonomous territory) within the Kingdom of Denmark.