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Capitale
nom: Torshavn
coordonnées géographiques: 62 00 N, 6 46 W
différence de temps: 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
Fête de l'Indépendance
none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)
Fête nationale
Olaifest (Olavsoka) (commemorates the death in battle of King OLAF II of Norway, later St. OLAF), 29 Juillet (1030)
Constitution
history: 5 Juin 1953 (Danish Constitution), 23 Mars 1948 (Home Rule Act), and 24 Juin 2005 (Takeover Act) serve as the Faroe Islands' constitutional position in the Unity of the Realm
amendments: see entry for Denmark (2016)
Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur
18 ans; universal
Pouvoir exécutif
chef d'état (Président): Queen MARGRETHE II of Denmark (depuis 14 January 1972), represented by High Commissioner Lene Moyell JOHANSEN, chief administrative officer (depuis 15 May 2017)
chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister Bardhur A STEIG NIELSEN (depuis 16 September 2019)
cabinet: Landsstyri appointed by the prime minister
elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; high commissioner appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually elected prime minister by the Faroese Parliament; election last held on 1 September 2015 (next to be held in 2019)
election results: Aksel V. JOHANNESEN elected prime minister; Parliament vote - NA

Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du décembre 31, 2019