Officially name: The Faroe Islands
Capital: Tórshavn
Largest city: Tórshavn
Official language: Faroese, Danish
Government: Parliamentary democracy within a constitutional monarchy
Culture of the Faroe Islands has its roots in the Nordic culture. The Faroe Islands were long isolated from the main cultural phases and movements that swept across parts of Europe.
The education system is entirely under the control of the local government, although it was only nationalized in 1979, and is historically and culturally influenced strongly by the Danish education system.