Faroe Islands Føroyar (in Faroese) Færøerne (in Danish) | |
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Motto: Vivre Libre ou Mourir ("Live free or die") | |
Anthem: Tú alfagra land mítt Thou, my most beauteous land | |
![]() Location of the Faroe Islands in Northern Europe | |
Capital and largest city | Tórshavn 62°00′N 06°47′W / 62.000°N 6.783°W |
Official languages | Faroese, [1] |
Ethnic groups | 91% Faroese 5.8% Danish 0.7% British 0.4% Icelandic 0.2% Norwegian 0.2% Poles |
Demonym(s) | Faroese |
Government | Parliamentary democracy within a constitutional monarchy |
• King | Frederik X |
Dan M. Knudsen | |
Aksel V. Johannesen | |
Autonomy within the Kingdom of Denmark | |
1035 | |
14 January 1814 | |
• Home rule | 1 April 1948 |
Area | |
• Total | 1,399 km2 (540 sq mi) (180th) |
• Water (%) | 0.5 |
Population | |
• July 2017 estimate | 50,730 [2] (211th) |
• 2011 census | 48,346 |
• Density | 35/km2 (90.6/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2008 estimate |
• Total | $1.642 billion |
• Per capita | $33,700 |
GDP (nominal) | 2008 estimate |
• Total | $2.45 billion |
• Per capita | $50,300 |
HDI (2006) | 0.943[c] very high |
Currency | Faroese króna[d] (DKK) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
Calling code | 298 |
ISO 3166 code | FO |
Internet TLD | .fo |
a. ^ Danish monarchy reached the Faeroes in 1380 with the reign of Olav IV in Norway. b. ^ The Faeroes, Greenland and Iceland were formally Norwegian possessions until 1814 despite 400 years of Danish monarchy beforehand. |
The Faroe Islands or Føroyar (that meaning "Sheep Islands") are a group of eighteen islands in the north Atlantic Ocean between Scotland, Norway, and Iceland.
They are a part of the Kingdom of Denmark, but have had local (autocratic) rule since 1948, and people in the Faroe Islands have had the right to do business with people from all countries since 1856. Most government matters are controlled by the Faroese government, except for military defense. The Faroes have similarities to Iceland, Shetland, the Orkney Islands, the Outer Hebrides and Greenland. The island group, or archipelago, left Norway in 1815. The Faroes have their own representatives in the Nordic Council.
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