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Faroe Islands
Føroyar
Færøerne
FlagCoat of arms
AnthemTú alfagra land mítt
Thou, my most beauteous land

Capital
(and largest city)
Tórshavn
62°00′N06°47′W / 62°N 6.783°W / 62; -6.783
Official language(s)Faroese, Danish[1]
Ethnic groups 91.7% Faroese
5.8% Danish
0.4% Icelanders
0.2% Norwegian
0.2% Poles
DemonymFaroese
GovernmentParliamentary democracy within a constitutional monarchy
 - MonarchMargrethe II
 - High CommissionerDan M. Knudsen
 - Prime MinisterKaj Leo Johannesen
Autonomous constituent country
within the Kingdom of Denmark
 - Unified with Norway[a]1035 
 - Ceded to Denmark[b]14 January 1814 
 - Home rule1 April 1948 
Area
 - Total1,399 km2 (180th)
540 sq mi 
 - Water (%)0.5
Population
 - July 2010 estimate48,917 [2] (205th)
 - 2007 census48,760 
 - Density35/km2 (171st)
91/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2008 estimate
 - Total$1.642 billion (not ranked)
 - Per capita$33,700 (not ranked)
GDP (nominal)2008 estimate
 - Total$2.45 billion (not ranked)
 - Per capita$50,300 (not ranked)
HDI (2006)0.943[c] (high) (15th)
CurrencyFaroese króna[d] (DKK)
Time zoneGMT
 - Summer (DST)EST (UTC+1)
ISO 3166 codeFO
Internet TLD.fo
Calling code298
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.
c. ^ Information for Denmark including the Faroe Islands and Greenland.

d. ^ The currency, printed with Faroese motifs, is issued at par with the Danish krone, incorporates the same security features and uses the same sizes and standards as Danish coins and banknotes. Faroese krónur (singular króna) use the Danish ISO 4217 code "DKK".

Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of July 12, 2011


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