Faroe Islands

Europe

Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands
Europe · Northern Europe · Capital: Tórshavn

Quick facts about Faroe Islands

Official name	Faroe Islands
Capital	Tórshavn
Continent & subregion	Europe · Northern Europe
Population	54,398 people (world rank 200)
Area	1,393 km²
Density	39 people/km²
Share of world population	0.001% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$3.9 billion
Urbanisation	39.2% urban population
Life expectancy	83 years
Currency	Danish krone (kr) — DKK, Faroese króna (kr) — FOK
Languages	Danish, Faroese
Internet domain	`.fo`
Calling code	+298
Status	Dependent territory

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$72,487 · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.9 children per woman · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	0 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	0.1% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Faroe Islands did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

No land borders — an island country or a remote territory.

The geographic position is roughly 62°, -7°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.