Greenland holds early parliamentary elections Tuesday that are being closely watched. US President Donald Trump has made clear he wants to take control of the region. The self-governing region of Denmark is home to 56,000 people, most from Indigenous Inuit backgrounds. It has been on a path toward independence since at least 2009 and opinion polls show most Greenlanders favor independence. But Greenlanders show no sign of wanting to become Americans and say Greenland is open for business, but not for sale.. Unofficial election results should be available soon after polls close, but they won’t be certified for weeks as ballot papers make their way to the capital from remote settlements by boat, plane and helicopter. That’s because there are no roads connecting communities across the island’s 2.16 million square kilometers (836,330 square miles), which make Greenland the world’s 12th biggest country. The presence of journalists from as far away as Japan and Croatia are reminders that these are far from normal times.