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Faroe Islands

Flag of Faroe Islands
Region
Europe · Northern Europe
Capital
Tórshavn
Population
54,900 (2025)
Government
parliamentary democracy (Faroese Parliament); part of the Kingdom of Denmark
Currencies
Danish krone (DKK), Faroese króna (FOK)
Official languages
Danish, Faroese
Spoken languages
Faroese 93.8% (derived from Old Norse), Danish 3.2%, other 3% (2011 est.)
Written scripts
Latin
Area
1,393 km²
Coastline
Coastal
UN member
No

Population stability

44 / 100

0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).

Trade profile

Key exports
fish and fish products (2021)
Key imports
goods for household consumption, machinery and transport equipment, fuels, raw materials and semi-manufactures, cars
Natural resources
fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas
Primary route
North Sea–Baltic feeder network into Rotterdam, Hamburg, and Antwerp
Secondary route
Transatlantic services to North America

Trade research

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Sources: mledoze/countries (ODbL), CIA World Factbook (public domain), World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), flag-icons (MIT). Stability scores are xin.bz composites of the cited World Bank indicators; routes and commodity notes are xin.bz assessments. Informational only — verify with official sources.