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 Entity
 Faroe Islands 
 Main prefix
 OY 
 Time zone
 0 h 
 Continent
 Europe 
 ITU zone
 18 
 CQ zone
 14 
 Metropole
 
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 Coat of arms 
 Coin 
 Banknote 
 Stamp 
 Satellite image 
 
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 Flag 
 Flag description 
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).
 
          Faroe Islands          
 
 Faroe Islands 
 Capital: 
Torshavn
 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.
 Population: 
47,511 (July 2007 est.)
 Languages: 
Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
62° 00' N, 7° 00' W
 Area total: 
1,399 sq. km
 Land area: 
1,399 sq. km
 Water area: 
0 (some lakes and streams) sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
0 km
 Coastline: 
1,117 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Atlantic Ocean 0 m - Slaettaratindur 882 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.fo
 Currency: 
Krone (FIK)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
none
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Faroe Islands
 Name - local
 long form: 
none
 Name - local
 short form: 
Foroyar
 Independence: 
none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark, self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)
 Constitution: 
5 June 1953 (Danish constitution)
 Government
 type: 
NA
 Dependency
 status: 
part of the Kingdom of Denmark, self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1948
 National
 holiday: 
Olaifest, 29 July
 
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