Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands Føroyar (Faroese)
Autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Tú alfagra land mítt" (Faroese) (English: "Thou, fairest land of mine")
Location of the Faroe Islands (green) in Europe (green and dark grey)
Location of the Faroe Islands (red; circled) in the Kingdom of Denmark (beige)
Sovereign state	Denmark
Unified with Norway	c. 1035
Cession to Denmark	14 January 1814
Home rule	1 April 1948
Further autonomy	29 July 2005^[1]
Capital and largest city	Tórshavn 62°00′N06°47′W / 62.000°N 6.783°W / 62.000; -6.783
Official languages	Faroese Danish^[a]
Ethnic groups	Faroe Islanders
Religion	Christianity (Church of the Faroe Islands)
Demonym(s)	Faroe Islander Faroese
Government	Devolved government within a parliamentary constitutional monarchy

• Monarch	Margrethe II
• High Commissioner	Lene Moyell Johansen
• Prime Minister	Bárður á Steig Nielsen

Legislature	Løgting
National representation
• Folketing	2 members
Area
• Total	1,399 km² (540 sq mi) (not ranked)
• Water (%)	0.5
Highest elevation	882 m (2,894 ft)
Population
• June 2021 estimate	53,358^[4] (214th)
• 2020 census	52,337^[5]
• Density	38.1/km² (98.7/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	US$3,126,000,000^[6] (not ranked)
• Per capita	US$58,585 (not ranked)
Gini (2015)	23.3^[7] low · 2
HDI (2008)	0.950^[8] very high
Currency	Faroese króna (DKK)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+298
Postal codes	FO-xxx
ISO 3166 code	FO
Internet TLD	.fo

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Introduction

Geography

Demographics

Environment

Government

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Energy

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