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| faroe islands - a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands | ||
| Faeroe Islands, Faroes, Faeroes | ||
| atlantic, atlantic ocean the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east | ||
| faroe islands - a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands | ||
| Faeroe Islands, Faroes, Faeroes | ||
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faroe islands
A group of 18 islands situated northwest of Scotland and midway between Iceland and Norway and constituting a self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark. Its capital is Torshavn.
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The Faroe Islands or Føroyar (that meaning "Sheep Islands") are a group of islands of eighteen islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean between Scotland, Norway, and Iceland.
They are a part of the Kingdom of Denmark, but have had local (autocratical) rule since 1948, and the he trade monopoly in the Faroe Islands was abolished in 1856. Most matters are controlled by the Farose government, with the exception of defense.
The Faroes have similarities to Iceland, Shetland, the Orkney Islands, the Outer Hebrides and Greenland. The island group, or archipelago, left Norway in 1815. The Faroes have their own representatives in the Nordic Council.
Regions and municipalities.
Administratively, the islands are divided into 34 municipalities within which 120 or so cities and villages. Traditionally, there are also the six "sýslur" ("regions"; Norðoyar, Eysturoy, Streymoy, Vágar, Sandoy and Suðuroy).
Geography.
The Faroe Islands are an island group consisting of eighteen islands off the coast of Northern Europe, between the Norwegian Sea and the north Atlantic Ocean. It's area is 1,399 square kilometres (540 sq. mi), and has no major lakes or rivers. There are 1,117 kilometres (694 mi) of coastline, and no land boundaries with any other country. The only island that is uninhabited is Lítla Dímun.
Economy.
Fish, raising sheep, tourism, and an agrarian the ingredients, of the economy of Faroe Islands, economy that in 1990 was in troubles. Now Faroe Islands, have 3% of unemployment, one of the
