Faroe Islands Overview
- Country: Faroe Islands
- Area: 1,399 Km²
- Capital: Tórshavn
- Population: 50,000 inhabitants
- Language: Faroese and Danish
- Religion: majority belong to the Lutheran Church, the Faroese church
- State system: autonomous region, with its own parliament, of the Kingdom of Denmark, which is a Constitutional Monarchy
- Main islands: 30 islands of which only 18 are inhabited: Tórshavn, Hoyvík, Argir, Kaldbak, and Kollafjørður, Klaksvík, the second largest city in the Faroe Islands
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Useful Information about the Faroe Islands
- Currency: Faroese króna (1 euro = 7.44 DKK), Danish krone (1 Dkr. = 0.134 Euro)
- International dialing code: +298
- International vehicle registration code: FO
- Driving side: right
- Entry documents: Passport
- Vaccination required: No
- Electric current: 220 volts AC 50 HZ
- Units of measurement: metric decimal
- Time zone: -1 hour compared to Italy
- Fixed date holidays: January 1st: New Year; March-April: Maundy Thursday; March-April: Easter; March-April: Good Friday; March-April: Easter Monday; 40 days after Easter: Ascension; 50 days after Easter: Pentecost; 51 days after Easter: Whit Monday; May 12: Day of Prayer; June 5: Constitution Day; July 29: National Day; December 25: Christmas; December 26: St. Stephen’s Day; December 31: New Year’s Eve
- Climate: influenced by Gulf Stream currents, the climate is variable and maritime; alternating sunny moments with periods of rain and fog. Generally mild climate with moderate winters
- Average temperatures: The average temperature ranges from 3ºC in winter to 11ºC in summer. Inland areas can reach 20ºC in summer
- Transport: National airline Faroe Jet; and many others: Atlantic Airways, etc. The ferry Norröna, with weekly departures from Denmark, Norway, the Shetland Islands, and Iceland
- Airports: Vágar, on the island of Vágoy
