Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands is in Europe, in the Northern Europe region. Its capital is Tórshavn. It has a population of about 54,900 and an area of 1,393 km². Its flag has 3 colors, and the one that takes up the most space is white, at 61.4% of the total.
The flag of Faroe Islands as a pie chart
- White 61.4%
- Red 20.4%
- Blue 18.2%
- Design
- Complex design (cross, diagonal, triangle or canton)
- Symbol
- No coat of arms or symbols
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Faroe Islands at a glance
- Capital
- Tórshavn
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Northern Europe
- Official languages
- Danish and Faroese
- Currencies
- Danish krone and Faroese króna
- National day
- July 29
- Highest point
- Slættaratindur (about 880 meters)
- Anthem
- “Tú alfagra land mítt”
- Area
- 1,393 km²33rd smallest out of 208
- Population
- 54,90010th least populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 39.4 people/km²55th least densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 4.1 billion32nd lowest GDP out of 200 · 2024 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 74,17513th highest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2024 data
- Life expectancy
- 83.1 years19th highest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
Neighboring countries
Faroe Islands has no land borders with other countries.
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.