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Last Minute Tips Before you Travel to Faroe Islands
- Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1
- Electricity: 220V, 50 Hz (bring an adapter/transformer for your hair drier, laptop, cellullar phone etc.)
- Currency: Danish Krone (Dkr)
- Country Dialing Code: 298
Faroe Islands
Location
Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Iceland to Norway
Capital
Torshavn
Population
46,962 (July 2005 est.)
Regions
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 49 municipalities
Climate
mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy
Ethnic groups
Scandinavian
Religions
Evangelical Lutheran
Languages
Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish
Government type
NA
Background
The population of the Faroe Islands is largely descended from Viking settlers who arrived in the 9th century. The islands have been connected politically to Denmark since the 14th century. A high degree of self-government was attained in 1948.
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