Faroe Islands Fact Sheet
- Country: Faroe Islands
- Area: 1,399 Km²
- Capital: Tórshavn
- Population: 50,000 inhabitants
- Language: Faroese and Danish
- Religion: the 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: Faroe króna (1 euro = 7.44 DKK), Danish krone (1 Dkr.=0.134 Euro)
- International Dialing Code: +298
- International Vehicle Registration: FO
- Driving Side: right
- Entry Documents: Passport
- Required Vaccination: NN
- Electric Current: 220 volts AC 50 HZ
- Unit of Measurement: metric decimal
- Time Zone: – 1 hour compared to Italy
- Fixed-date Public Holidays: January 1: New Year’s Day; 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: Prayer Day; June 5: Constitution Day; July 29: National Day; December 25: Christmas; December 26: Boxing Day; December 31: New Year’s Eve
- Climate: influenced by Gulf currents, the climate is variable and maritime; alternating periods of sunshine with rain and fog. Generally mild climate with moderate winters
- Average Temperatures: The average temperature ranges between 3º C in winter and 11º C in summer. In the inland areas, summer temperatures can reach 20°
- Transport: National airline Faroe Jet; and many others: Atlantic Airways, etc. By ferry: the Norröna, which departs weekly from Denmark, Norway, Shetland Islands, and Iceland
- Airports: Vágar, on the island of Vágoy
