A satirical petition ostensibly aiming to crowdfund a trillion dollars to allow Denmark to buy California has received more than 200,000 signatures.

Denmarkification organizers have set a goal of crowdfunding $1 trillion to buy California – but the petition is only collecting signatures, not donations. With melting sea ice opening up new Arctic shipping routes, experts say Greenland's location is of particular strategic importance.

The tongue-in-cheek campaign comes as President Donald Trump has made it clear that his interest in purchasing Greenland is definitely not a joke.

A lighthearted Danish petition to buy the state of California and “bring hygge to Hollywood” comes in response to President Donald Trump’s talk about taking control of Greenland, a vast and mineral-rich Arctic island,

An online petition seeking to have Denmark buy the state of California from the U.S. has garnered hundreds of thousands of signatures. As of Wednesday, the petition has a little over 221,000 signatures.

Satirical petition proposes Denmark should buy California for $1 trillion as a response to President Trump's interest in Greenland.

The man behind the push, Xavier Dutoit, started the 'Denmarkification' website to make the pitch that the Scandinavian state should buy the Golden one for $1 trillion.