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Photos of Faroe Islands

Early timber buildings have survived in the Tinganes area of Torshavn, Faroe Islands, which contains government offices and shops. Tinganes is the historic site of the Faroese landsstyri (government); the name means "parliament jetty" or "parliament point" in Faroese.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 182

People and Society

Age structure

2023 population pyramid:
2023 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 86

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 135

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 114

Death rate

comparison ranking: 70

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 93

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 171

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 79

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 14

Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 128

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 18

Labor force

comparison ranking: 198

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 23

Public debt

comparison ranking: 155

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 24

Exports

comparison ranking: 163

Imports

comparison ranking: 174

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 228

Roadways

comparison ranking: total 188

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 95

Military and Security