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Greenland and the Faroe Islands are already self-ruling and autonomous, they run their own domestic affairs and have their own laws, Danish laws does not apply there, they have very well established local home rule with their own parliaments, governments and prime ministers. And unlike Denmark, they are not part of the EU. Denmark has authority over their foreign affairs and defense, but not domestic affairs.
I think it would only be fair to let them keep their status as self-ruling and autonomous within a unified Scandinavia. Just like the territories Nunavut, Yukon and the Northwest Territories in Canada, who has their own governments and parliaments (legal assembly) despite having very small populations. In a unified Scandinavia, Greenland and the Faroe Islands would not be under the authority under Denmark at all as Denmark would be its own self-governing autonomous state in a unified federal Scandinavia.
According to statistics, the idea of a unified Scandinavia is actually supported by a significant amount of people.
Thanks for the clarification on that. There is a difference though with the situation in Canada. Those territories are still part of the federal system unlike what you described for the Faroes and Greenland. That's almost like a confederation, which I guess is another option a unified Scandinavia could go.
Now besides stats, have their even been any serious considerations of unifying Scandinavia? In this day and age of countries separating, I think this idea is perhaps the only unification idea that has the best chance of working out. just keep in mind, there's a difference between a federation and a confederation.
No it is not. Spain is a unitary nation and is nothing like a federation.
The differences between the Spanish system and "true" federations like Germany, Austria or Switzerland are basically non-existent. The only difference seems to be that Spain simply isn't called a federation.
Most of the South American countries have a large population. People view the Scandinavian countries as dull and boring because of each of their low population and weather. You clearly didn't understand what I was asking.
What?!?! People do? LOL No one told me. I've been dreaming of going to Scandinavia because I imagine as a place full of adventure...far from dull and boring. Are New Zealand and Chile also considered dull and boring? 'Cause I also want to go to those places rather badly, and I need to know if as a person I just happened to be attracted to 'dull and boring' places. haha
No it is not. Spain is a unitary nation and is nothing like a federation. Canada and the USA seem more like it because they are and Spain isn't. Germany would have been a better choice.
According to Wikipedia Spain can be considered as one de facto federation (if you consider Wikipedia a reliable source )
I also think a unified Sweden and Finland is more likely than Sweden and Norway/Denmark
I can't see Norway and Sweden unite at all. If any countries unite it might be Iceland and Norway. There is a political party on Iceland campaigning for Iceland to become Norway's 20th county. Long way to go before that happens though.
What?!?! People do? LOL No one told me. I've been dreaming of going to Scandinavia because I imagine as a place full of adventure...far from dull and boring. Are New Zealand and Chile also considered dull and boring? 'Cause I also want to go to those places rather badly, and I need to know if as a person I just happened to be attracted to 'dull and boring' places. haha
Well, the majority of the people that do not like the Scandinavian countries often say how boring and dull the countries are, but also, the majority have never been here before and base it on the weather and the low population.
The differences between the Spanish system and "true" federations like Germany, Austria or Switzerland are basically non-existent. The only difference seems to be that Spain simply isn't called a federation.
Yep, just learned that and you're both correct. it has all the characteristics of a federation.
Well, the majority of the people that do not like the Scandinavian countries often say how boring and dull the countries are, but also, the majority have never been here before and base it on the weather and the low population.
For me, Sweden interest me more than Italy which is high on everyone else's list.
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I didn't know Spain was like that.
