Key facts
Capital: Torshavn
Location: Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about halfway between Iceland and Norway
Government: none
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
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