Greenland is having a moment in the international spotlight. U.S. President Donald Trump has been maneuvering to gain control of the mineral-rich Arctic territory that most people know only as a huge icy island at the top of the world.

Elections in Greenland don't tend to draw much outside attention. President Donald Trump's expansionist designs on it have changed that.

The single polling station in Greenland ’s capital city is ready. This big Arctic island with a tiny population holds early parliamentary elections Tuesday that are being closely watched. U.S. President Donald Trump has made clear he wants to take control of the region that occupies a strategic North Atlantic location and contains rare earth minerals key to driving the global economy.

President Donald Trump's repeated calls for Greenland to join the United States is looming large over the nation's parliamentary election on Tuesday. Greenland, an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark,

Polling shows most of the 57,000-strong population oppose their country becoming part of the U.S. and aren’t all sold on independence from Denmark.

"We will fight against Trump's imperialism," Juaaka Lyberth, a Greenlandic council member and author, told Newsweek.

While the island has been on a path toward independence since at least 2009, a break from Denmark isn’t on the ballot even though it’s on everyone’s mind.