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Faroe Islands
- Location
Location Description
Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, north of the United Kingdom
- Continent
- Europe
- Bordering Countries
- None
- Independent
- No
- Parent Country
- Denmark
- Flag
Flag Description
The flag of this country is white with a red cross outlined in blue extending to the edges of the flag. The vertical part of the cross is shifted toward the hoist side.
- Capital
- Tórshavn
- Languages
- Danish, Faroese
- Currencies
- (króna), (krone)
- Size
- 538 sq mi (1,393 sq km) — 187th largest
- Total Population
- 54,885 people — 210th largest
- Population Density
- 102 people per sq mi (39.4 people per sq km) — 179th largest