Faroe Islands

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Geography of the Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands are an island group consisting of eighteen islands off the coast of Northern Europe, between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic, about half-way between Iceland and Norway. Its coordinates are 62°N 7°W. It is 1,393 square kilometres in area, and includes no major lakes or rivers. There are 1,117 kilometres of coastline, and no land boundaries with any other country.

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Faroe Islands Tourist Attractions

The world’s most beautiful islands, Faroe Islands are a group of 18 islets and several skerries which together form an autonomous part of Greater Denmark.

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Form of Goverment

The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory under the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark. It has its own parliament and own flag.