Faroe Islands Country Info - Europe

Description and Basic Information

Faroe Islands with its capital Tórshavn is located in Europe (Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean). It covers some 1,400 square kilometres (eight times the size of Washington, DC) with 48,228 citizens. Faroese and Danish are the the languages commonly used by the people in Faroe Islands.

The Faroe Islands are 18 islands in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of Scotland and halfway between Iceland and Norway. The Islands are a self-governing island territory of Denmark. With their volcanic origin the 18 islands are rugged and rocky. The Faroese tourist season is very short. It begins in May and ends by September. Most visitors come between July and August by far. If you would like to avoid the busiest season, it is best to visit the Faroes in late May or early June. The Faroese weather has its own temperament and is a lot like the weather in neighboring regions, just more unpredictable.

Pictures from Capital (Tórshavn)

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About Faroe Islands

The landscape features rugged, rocky, some low peaks and cliffs along most of coast. The average density of population is about 34 per km². The climate in Faroe Islands can be described as mild winters, cool summers with usually overcast, foggy, windy. Potential threats by nature are NA.

To reach someone in Faroe Islands dial +298 prior to a number. There are 20,900 installed telephones. And there are 57,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".fo". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 220V - 50Hz. The following list are the 6 regions/states in Faroe Islands we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Faroese population grew at a rate of 0.42% (or by 208 citizens). With 425 deaths and 633 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 0.42%. 0 persons more in total immigrated to the country than emmigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Faroe Islands: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.