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Faroe Islands - Europe



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
47,511 (July 2007 est.)total population: 79.49 years
male: 76.06 years
female: 82.93 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
ScandinavianEvangelical Lutheran
LanguagesLiteracy
Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danishdefinition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
NA Torshavn
IndependanceNational day
none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)Olaifest (Olavasoka), 29 July
ConstitutionLegal system
5 June 1953 (Danish constitution)Danish


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$1.7 billion (2005 est.)2.4% (2005 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$31,000 (2001 est.)2.1% (2006)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
NA%1.8% (2005)
ExportsImports
$598 million f.o.b. (2005 est.)$639 million c.i.f. (2004 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
Danish krone (DKK)
Military expenditures
NA


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Iceland to Norway 1,399 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windyfish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
42,500 (2005).fo
Internet hostsInternet users
6,915 (2006)33,000 (2005)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
1 (2006)
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
458 km