Faroe Islands, Europe
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Faroe Islands is a country located in the Northern Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent.
Easy learning about Faroe Islands | |
| Faroe Islands is located in | Northern Europe Europe Continent |
| Overseas territory of | Denmark |
| Faroe Islands has a population of | 54,714 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Faroe Islands are called Faroese |
| The country’s total area is | 1,399 Km2 ( 869 sq mi) |
| Faroe Islands ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 62° 00' N, 7° 00' W Open in Google Maps |
| Faroe Islands Capital city | Torshavn |
| Faroe Islands Climate | mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy |
| Most predominant religion | Christian (predominantly Evangelical Lutheran) |
| Currency name & code | Krone (DKK) |
| Internet ccTLD | .fo |
| Faroe Islands calling code | +298 |
Faroe Islands administrative divisions
part of the Kingdom of Denmark - self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark
- there are 29 first-order municipalities (kommunur) Eidhi,
- Eystur,
- Famjin,
- Fuglafjordhur,
- Fugloy,
- Hov,
- Husavik,
- Hvalba,
- Hvannasund,
- Klaksvik,
- Kunoy,
- Kvivik,
- Nes,
- Porkeri,
- Runavik,
- Sandur,
- Sjovar,
- Skalavik,
- Skopun,
- Skuvoy,
- Sorvagur,
- Sumba,
- Sunda,
- Torshavn,
- Tvoroyri,
- Vagar,
- Vagur,
- Vestmanna,
- Vidhareidhi
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