29 जून, 2009 - Published 12:11 GMT

Greenland self-rule

Queen Margarethe of Denmark and the prime minister made the long trip from Copenhagen to attend the ceremonies in the capital, Nuuk.

(Guns firing)

Canons were fired out to sea after the raising of Greenland's simple red and white national flag.

Self-rule will mean Greenlanders earn more from the riches lying under their melting ice fields and surrounding ocean, including oil, gas, minerals and precious stones, but the large subsidies provided by Denmark are expected to be reduced.

(PM speaking in Danish)

The newly elected Prime Minister, Jakob Kuupik Kleist, said self-rule was an important achievement for a small community. Greenland, he said, was now accepted as a nation alongside others. The local government will take on responsibility for policing and justice and the Inuit Greenlandic becomes the official language, but Denmark keeps control over defence, foreign and monetary policy.

Sean Fanning, BBC

to attend
हिस्सा लेना, उपस्थित रहना

canons were fired
तोपें छोड़ी गईं, यहाँ मतलब है तोपों की सलामी

self-rule
स्वशासन, स्वायत्तता

riches
समृद्धि, यहाँ अर्थ है समृद्ध प्राकृतिक संसाधन

subsidies provided
सरकारी अनुदान

accepted as
स्वीकार किया, मान्यता प्राप्त

policing and justice
क़ानून और व्यवस्था बनाए रखना

keeps control over
नियंत्रण रखना, संचालन करना