A national park is a reserve of natural or semi-natural land, declared or owned by a national government A Government is the body within a community, political entity or organization which has the authority to make and enforce rules, laws and regulations.[citation needed], set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, and protected from most development. While ideas for national parks had been suggested previously, what is held to be the first one established was the United States' Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress as a national park on March 1, 1872, is located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, though it also extends into Montana and Idaho. The park was the first of its kind, and is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially Old Faithful Geyser, one of the most, established in 1872. An international organization, the International Union for Conservation of Nature The International Union for Conservation of Nature is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation (IUCN), and its World Commission on Protected Areas The World Commission on Protected Areas is one of six Commissions of the IUCN (World Conservation Union), has defined National Parks as its category II type of protected areas Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their environmental value, or environmental plus cultural values. Examples include parks, nature reserves, and wildlife sanctuaries. Not included in the term are historic sites such as buildings that do not include natural environmental aspects, but some are "cultural. The largest national park A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment. It may consist of, rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas in the world meeting the IUCN definition is the Northeast Greenland National Park Northeast Greenland National Park is the largest national park in the world, with an area of 972,000 square kilometres , making the park larger than 163 countries. It is also the only national park in Greenland, and the most northerly national park in the world, its most northerly point reaching slightly further than the most northerly point in, which was established in 1974. According to the IUCN, there are now 6,555 national parks worldwide (2006 figure)[1].
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