| Hauptstadt | Name: Torshavn geographische Koordinaten: 62 00 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 (Olavsoka) (commemorates the death in battle of King OLAF II of Norway, later St. OLAF), 29 Juli (1030) |
| Konstitution | history: 5 Juni 1953 (Danish Constitution), 23 März 1948 (Home Rule Act), and 24 Juni 2005 (Takeover Act) serve as the Faroe Islands' constitutional position in the Unity of the Realm amendments: see entry for Denmark (2016) |
| Wahlrecht | 18 Jahre; universal |
| Exekutive | Staatsoberhaupt: Queen MARGRETHE II of Denmark (seit dem 14 January 1972), represented by High Commissioner Lene Moyell JOHANSEN, chief administrative officer (seit dem 15 May 2017) Regierungschef: Prime Minister Bardhur A STEIG NIELSEN (seit dem 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 |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019
