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INTRODUCTION

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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GEOGRAPHY

Location:
 Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Iceland to Norway
Geographic coordinates:
 62 00 N, 7 00 W
Map references:
 Europe
Area:
 total: 1,399 sq km
water: 0 sq km (some lakes and streams)
land: 1,399 sq km
Area - comparative:
 eight times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
 0 km
Coastline:
 1,117 km
Maritime claims:
 continental shelf: 200 NM or agreed boundaries or median line
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM or agreed boundaries or median line
territorial sea: 3 NM
Climate:
 mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy
Terrain:
 rugged, rocky, some low peaks; cliffs along most of coast
Elevation extremes:
 lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Slaettaratindur 882 m
Natural resources:
 fish, whales, hydropower
Land use:
 arable land: 2.14%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 97.86% (1998 est.)
Irrigated land:
 0 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards:
 NA
Environment - current issues:
 NA
Geography - note:
 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
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PEOPLE

Population:
 46,011 (July 2002 est.)
Age structure:
 0-14 years: 22.3% (male 5,149; female 5,110)
15-64 years: 64% (male 15,650; female 13,801)
65 years and over: 13.7% (male 2,818; female 3,483) (2002 est.)
Population growth rate:
 0.74% (2002 est.)
Birth rate:
 13.74 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Death rate:
 8.69 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Net migration rate:
 2.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Sex ratio:
 at birth: 1 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.13 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
 6.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
 total population: 78.74 years
female: 82.21 years (2002 est.)
male: 75.28 years
Total fertility rate:
 2.27 children born/woman (2002 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
 NA%
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
 NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
 NA
Nationality:
 noun: Faroese (singular and plural)
adjective: Faroese
Ethnic groups:
 Scandinavian
Religions:
 Evangelical Lutheran
Languages:
 Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish
Literacy:
 definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
note: similar to Denmark proper
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