Basic info
The Faroe Islands (also called the Faeroes) is an archipelago between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic, about halfway between Norway and Iceland, 320 kilometres (200 miles) north-northwest of Scotland. The Islands are an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark. Its area is about 1,400 square kilometres (541 square miles) with a population of 50,030 in April 2017.- Area: 541 square mile
- Population: 50,030
- Infant mortality: 5.5 per 1000
- Life expectancy: 80.4
- Urbanisation: 42%
- Literacy: 99