| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
0 World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT 0 (Greenwich mean time) |
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| Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Main languages: | Danish, Faroese |
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| Currency: |
Danish kroner (DKK) €1 = kr7.44, $1 = kr6.67, £1 = kr8.87 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .fo | International Dialling Code: 298 |
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For help planning your trip to Faroe Islands including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Faroe Islands trip planning page.
Further information on Faroe Islands
Discover more about Faroe Islands - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 1,393 sq km (0 sq km under water)
Coastline: 1,117 km (Atlantic Ocean, Norwegian Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): No land borders
Highest mountain: Slaettaratindur (882m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Faroe Islands from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | No Data | - |
 | Democracy Index | No Data | - |
 | Economic Freedom | No Data | - |
 | Press Freedom | No Data | - |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | No Data | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | No Data | - |
| Overall Ranking: | - | ||
Other Data & Links
Status: Territory of Denmark
Population: 49,947 Density: 35.8 people/sq km
Ethnic groups: Scandinavian
Religions: Evangelical Lutheran 83.8%, other and unspecified 16.2% (2006 administrative data)
GDP (PPP): $1.47 billion GDP per capita: $30,500
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.