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Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands, also known as the Faroes, are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and a rigsdel of the Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the Hebrides and Shetland isles of Scotland, the islands have a population of 54,870 as of November 2025 and a land area of 1,393 km2 (538 sq mi).
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.9 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Economy 5.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- Capital
- Tórshavn
- Population
- 54,885 inh.
- Area
- 1,393 km²
- Currency
- DKK
- Regime
- —
Executive in office
Head of State
Frédéric X de Danemark
Head of Government
Aksel V. Johannesen
Government in office 2 members
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Sirið Stenberg
Premier ministre des îles Féroé
Beinir Johannesen
Parliament
Løgting
33 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
4 G$
GDP / capita
74,175 $
Growth
0.8 %
Life expectancy
83.1 yrs
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
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2026-03-26
People's Party 9 seats, Union Party 7, Social Democratic Party 6 · turnout 89.5%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
National anthem
Tú alfagra land mítt
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- Nordic Council
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 4,344 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 3,954, or ×1.1.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)