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🇫🇴 Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
aka Færøerne — endonym
55.1K
Population
World #210
1,393 km²
Land Area
World #187
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GDP (USD)
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Did You Know?
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Faroe Islands is the world's #210 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It has no land borders — an island nation surrounded entirely by water.
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2 languages are officially recognised here.
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Population density is 39.6 people per km² — world rank #179.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Tórshavn
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Phone Code
+298
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Internet TLD
.fo
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Nationality
Faroese
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
FO / FRO / 234
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Coordinates
62.00°, -7.00°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
N/A USD
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GDP per Capita
N/A
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
39.6 /km²
World density rank #179
kr
Danish krone
DKK • official currency
kr
Faroese króna
FOK • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
55,146
World rank #210 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
2
Danish • Faroese
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Demonym
Faroese
What its people are called
🗣️ Danish
🗣️ Faroese
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
1,393 km²
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Land Borders
0 countries
🏝️ Island — no land borders
Timezones (1)
UTC±00
Atlantic/Faroe
WET — Western European Time
“Faroe Islands” Around the World
ara
جزر فارو
bre
Inizi Faero
ces
Faerské ostrovy
deu
Färöer-Inseln
Färöer
est
Fääri saared
fin
Färsaaret
fra
Îles Féroé
hrv
Farski Otoci
hun
Feröer
ita
Isole Far Oer
Isole Faroe
jpn
フェロー諸島
kor
페로 제도
nld
Faeröer
per
جزایر فاروئه
pol
Wyspy Owcze
por
Ilhas Faroé
Ilhas Faroe
rus
Фарерские острова
slk
Faerské ostrovy
spa
Islas Faroe
Islas Feroe
srp
Farska Ostrva
swe
Färöarna
tur
Faroe Adaları
urd
جزائر فارو
zho
法罗群岛
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
FO
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ISO Alpha-3
FRO
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
234
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
###
e.g. regex: ^(?:FO)*(\d{3})$
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WikiData ID
Q4628
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Also Spelled As
FO • Føroyar • Færøerne • Faeroe Islands
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