Faroe Islands

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archipelago constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark self-governing territory

The Faroe Islands are a self-governing North Atlantic archipelago under the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark, known for their rugged landscapes, fishing-based economy, and distinct Faroese culture and language.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Government of the Faroe Islands 1

Statements (79)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago ⓘ
constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
self-governing territory ⓘ
associatedWith Schengen Area ⓘ
surface form: Schengen Area (de facto via Denmark, but not formal member)
callingCode +298 ⓘ
capital Port of Tórshavn ⓘ
surface form: Tórshavn
celebratesOn Ólavsøka on 29 July ⓘ
climate subpolar oceanic climate ⓘ
country Denmark ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Denmark
currency Danish krone ⓘ
Danish krone ⓘ
surface form: Faroese króna
dominantReligion Christianity ⓘ
drivingSide right ⓘ
exportMainProduct fish ⓘ
fish products ⓘ
flagDescription white field with a red Nordic cross outlined in blue ⓘ
governmentType parliamentary representative democracy ⓘ
hasAutonomyIn domestic affairs ⓘ
hasCoatOfArms ram on blue shield ⓘ
hasDemonym Faroese ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Faroese ⓘ
hasFlag Merkið ⓘ
hasHigh literacy rate ⓘ
standard of living ⓘ
hasIsland Borðoy ⓘ
Eysturoy ⓘ
Fugloy ⓘ
Hestur ⓘ
Kalsoy ⓘ
Koltur ⓘ
Mykines ⓘ
Nólsoy ⓘ
Sandoy ⓘ
Skúvoy ⓘ
Suðuroy ⓘ
Svínoy ⓘ
Viðoy ⓘ
Vágar ⓘ
hasLimitedAutonomyIn defence ⓘ
foreign affairs ⓘ
hasMainIsland Streymoy ⓘ
hasMajorAirport Vágar Airport ⓘ
hasMajorPort Port of Tórshavn ⓘ
hasNationalFootballTeam Faroe Islands national football team ⓘ
hasNationalHoliday Ólavsøka ⓘ
hasOfficialReligion Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Faroe Islands ⓘ
hasPopulationCharacteristic small population ⓘ
hasSport football ⓘ
hasTraditionalMusic Faroese chain dance ⓘ
hasTraditionalPractice grindadráp (pilot whale drive) ⓘ
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet with Faroese orthography ⓘ
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands ⓘ
internetTLD .fo ⓘ
ISO3166-1Alpha2Code FO ⓘ
ISO3166-1Alpha3Code FRO ⓘ
knownFor rugged landscapes ⓘ
seabird colonies ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ
strong winds ⓘ
largestCity Port of Tórshavn ⓘ
surface form: Tórshavn
legislature Løgting ⓘ
locatedBetween Iceland ⓘ
Norway ⓘ
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
locatedNorthOf Scotland ⓘ
memberOf FIFA ⓘ
UEFA ⓘ
notMemberOf European Union ⓘ
observesDST UTC+1 ⓘ
officialLanguage Danish ⓘ
Faroese language ⓘ
surface form: Faroese
partOf Denmark ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Denmark
primaryEconomicSector aquaculture ⓘ
fisheries ⓘ
sovereignty Denmark ⓘ
timeZone UTC+0 ⓘ
usesCurrencyPeg Faroese króna pegged to Danish krone ⓘ
usesElectricalStandard 230 V, 50 Hz ⓘ
usesPostalCodeFormat FO-xxx ⓘ

Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Norwegian waters → borderCountry → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Atlantic puffin → breedsIn → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Danish krone → country → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Faroese Language Council → country → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Faroese flag → country → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Nordic Americans → hasAncestralOrigin → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Jóhan → hasCulturalRegion → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Arctic Council → hasMember → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Nordic countries → hasMember → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Denmark → hasOverseasTerritory → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Danish colonial empire → hasPart → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Nordic → hasPart → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Folketing → hasSeatsForConstituency → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Hans → hasUsage → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Gunnar → hasUsageRegion → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Denmark–Norway → includedTerritory → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Kalmar Union → includesTerritory → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Faroese Language Council → jurisdiction → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Danish krone → legalTenderIn → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Shetland → locatedBetween → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Nordic Council → member → Faroe Islands ⓘ
King Frederik X of Denmark → monarchOf → Faroe Islands ⓘ
subject surface form: Frederik X of Denmark
Faroese language → nativeTo → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Faroese language → officialIn → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Danish language → officialStatusIn → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Danish Armed Forces → operatesIn → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Haredi Jews → populationCenter → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Yemenite Jews → populationCenter → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Faroese alphabet → region → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Faroese Language Council → regionServed → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Danish language → spokenIn → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Faroese language → spokenIn → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Danish colonial empire → successor → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Dag → usageRegion → Faroe Islands ⓘ
Faroese flag → usedBy → Faroe Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Government of the Faroe Islands
Danish krone → usedIn → Faroe Islands ⓘ