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white with a red cross outlined in blue extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted toward the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)
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Short name
Faroe Islands
Local names
Foroyar (short)
Nationality
Faroese (singular and plural) (noun) Foroyar (adjective)
Languages spoken
Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish
Capital
Torshavn
Government type
NA
Population
48,668 ranked 210, (data 2008)
Geography
archipelago of 17 inhabited islands and one uninhabited island, and a few uninhabited islets; strategically located along important sea lanes in northeastern Atlantic; precipitous terrain limits habitation to small coastal lowlands. The lowest point is Atlantic Ocean 0 m.
Coastline
Coastline 1,117 km.
Land borders
0km,
Administrative divisions
none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 34 municipalities
Independence
none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)