Key facts
Capital:Torshavn
Location:Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about halfway between Iceland and Norway
Currency:Danish kroner (DKK)
Area:1,393 sq km
Population:51,943 (July 2021 est.)
Languages:Faroese 93.8% (derived from Old Norse), Danish 3.2%, other 3% (2011 est.)
Religion:Christian 89.3% (predominantly Evangelical Lutheran), other 1%, none 3.8%, unspecified 6% (2011 est.)
TimeZone:UTC 0
Tel Code:+298
