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FAROE ISLANDS
Map of FAROE ISLANDS
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Location:
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Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Iceland and Norway |
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Geographic coordinates:
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62 00 N, 7 00 W |
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Area:
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total: 1,399 sq km
land: 1,399 sq km
water: 0 sq km (some lakes and streams) |
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Area - comparative:
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eight times the size of Washington, DC |
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Land boundaries:
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0 km |
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Coastline:
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1,117 km |
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Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 3 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line |
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Climate:
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mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy |
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Terrain:
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rugged, rocky, some low peaks; cliffs along most of coast |
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Slaettaratindur 882 m |
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Natural resources:
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fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas |
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Land use:
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arable land: 2.14%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 97.86% (2005) |
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Irrigated land:
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0 sq km |
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Natural hazards:
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NA |
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Environment - current issues:
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NA |
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Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Marine Dumping -associate member to the London Convention and Ship Pollution |
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Population:
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48,668 (July 2008 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 21.9% (male 5,489/female 5,166)
15-64 years: 64% (male 16,650/female 14,482)
65 years and over: 14.1% (male 3,233/female 3,648) (2008 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Faroese (singular and plural)
adjective: Faroese |
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Ethnic groups:
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Scandinavian |
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Religions:
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Evangelical Lutheran 83.8%, other and unspecified 16.2% (2006 administrative data) |
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Languages:
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Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish |
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Literacy:
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NA; note - probably 99%, the same as Denmark proper |
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Country name:
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conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Faroe Islands
local long form: none
local short form: Foroyar |
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Dependency status:
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part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1948 |
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Government type:
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NA |
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Capital:
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name: Torshavn
geographic coordinates: 62 01 N, 6 46 W
time difference: 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 |
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Administrative divisions:
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none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 34 municipalities |
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Independence:
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none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark) |
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National holiday:
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Olaifest (Olavasoka), 29 July
Source: http://cia.gov
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