Färöer Regierung Profil 2008

Hauptstadt

Name: Torshavn
geographische Koordinaten: 62 01 N, 6 46 W
Zeitunterschied: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Unabhängigkeit

none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)

Nationalfeiertag

Olaifest (Olavasoka), 29 Juli

Konstitution

5 Juni 1953 (Danish constitution)

Wahlrecht

18 Jahre; universal

Exekutive

Staatsoberhaupt: Queen MARGRETHE II of Denmark (seit dem 14 January 1972), represented by High Commissioner Birgit KLEIS, chief administrative officer (seit dem 1 November 2001)
Regierungschef: Prime Minister Joannes EIDESGAARD (seit dem 3 February 2004)
cabinet: Landsstyri appointed by the prime minister
elections: the monarch is hereditary; high commissioner appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually elected prime minister by the Faroese Parliament; election last held 20 January 2004 (next to be held no later than January 2008)
election results: Joannes EIDESGAARD elected prime minister; percent of parliamentary vote - NA