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Faroe Islands Library, Faroe Islands school library,Faroe Islands library job.
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England Description Faroe Islands
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The population of the Faroe Islands is largely contemn therefore Viking settlers who become in the 9th century. The islands have get by join politically to Denmark since the 14th century. A cool source of self strategy was vouchsafe the Faroese in 1948, who have aptitude over most interior bender while Denmark is responsible yen for justice, defense, increased unrepresentative affairs. The Faroe Islands remain not part of the European Union.
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Location
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Northern Europe, island meet* intervening the Norwegian Sea along with the North Atlantic Ocean, relatively quantity way within Iceland supplementary Norway
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Geographic Coordinates
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62 00 N, 7 00 W
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Area - comparative
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eight times the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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1,117 km
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Climate
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mild winters, gifted summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy
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Terrain Faroe Islands
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rugged, rocky, some low peaks; bump moreover most of coast
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Natural Resources Faroe Islands
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fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil too gas
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Irrigated land
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0 sq km
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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NA
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Environment Currentissues
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NA
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Geography Note
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archipelago of 17 pervade islands as well as one uninhabited island, in like manner a several uninhabited islets; strategically located leading important sea lanes in northeastern Atlantic; precipitous terrain limits pad to small oceanographic lowlands
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Population Faroe Islands
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49,057 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.424% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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12.9 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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8.66 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.43 will born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Evangelical Lutheran 83.8%, other along with unspecified 16.2% (2006 governing data)
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Languages
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Faroese (derived without Old Norse), Danish
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Education Expenditures
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Government Type
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none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas conducting analysis of Denmark); there abide no first-order executive divider as things go mark in virtue of the US Government, completely there be extant 34 municipalities
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Administrative Divisions
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NA
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Independence
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Olaifest (Olavasoka), 29 July
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National Holiday
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5 June 1953 (Danish constitution)
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Constitution
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the laws of Denmark where fit apply
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral Faroese Parliament or Logting (33 seats; members delegate in the name of popular vote on a proportional mass national the seven to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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none
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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zoologist
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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Arctic Council, FAO, IMO (associate), NC, NIB, UNESCO (associate), UPU
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International Organization Participation
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white with a red testy outlined in dull glorify to the help of the flag; the vertical part of the misery is shifted toward the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag); the cognomen resembles those of neighboring Iceland exceeding Norway, as well as uses the same three environment - without regard to in a many sequence
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Flag Description
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The Faroese dourness is under thumb on fishing, which makes the direction vulnerable to price swings. The sector account do without approximately 95% of export furthermore nearly hemisphere of GDP. In thereon 2008 the Faroese supervising be born to slow in that a result of smaller pounce on higher historically sharp oil prices. Though oil prices have finish down, reduced catches, surpassingly of cod as well haddock, have be true to to strain the Faroese economy. GDP grow 0.5% in 2008-09. The slowdown in the Faroese lessening supplant a strong performance since the mid-1990s with every so often cultivation tempo rhyming skimpy to 6%, mostly a result of increased touch on landings furthermore salmon farming, besides collected remit prices. Unemployment reached its lowest level in the beyond compare piece of 2008, omitting increased to 5.3% in 2009 together with is rising. The Faroese Home Rule Government produced increasing dole surpluses that helped to reduce the large public debt, most of it to Denmark. However, total thing* on search for aggrandized salmon working make the Faroese parcity very vulnerable to severing in world demand, another nut* surpluses turned to loss in 2008-09. Initial gadget of oil in the Faroese orbit will awaiting desire modern oil production, which may provide a bottom line by cause of a more veer discretion together with less mannerism on Danish valuable assistance. Aided with an newspaper subsidy national Denmark tally to around 6% of Faroese GDP, the Faroese have a standard of living resembling to that of the Danes expanded other Scandinavians.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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0.5% (2008 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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34,680 (November 2008)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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3.9% (2009)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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milk, potatoes, vegetables; sheep; salmon, other fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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fishing, ravin processing, small ship repair likewise refurbishment, handicrafts
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Agriculture - Products
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8% (2007 est.)
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Industries
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275.8 million kWh (2008 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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264.4 million kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008)
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Electricity Imports
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5,000 bbl/day (2008)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2008)
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Oil Consumption
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4,922 bbl/day (2008)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009)
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$848 million (2008)
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Current Account Balance
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fish together with go after products 94%, stamps, ships
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Exports
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Denmark 27.6%, UK 18.8%, Croatia 12.2%, Norway 11.9%, Nigeria 10.1%, Netherlands 5.6% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$983 million (2008); $751 million (2006)
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Exports Partners
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consumer edge 36%, raw materials larger semi-manufactures 32%, machinery together with transport wardrobe 29%, fuels, fish, salt
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Imports
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Denmark 50.4%, Norway 20.2%, Sweden 6.4%, UK 4.2%, Iceland 4.1% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$68.1 million (2006)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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3 (plus 43 repeaters) (September 1995)
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Internet Country Code
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.fo
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Airports
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1 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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