Faroe Islands
Medicine and Health Care in the Faroe Islands
General practitioners are stationed in each of eleven medical districts. Specialized care is available at two small regional hospitals, at the main hospital in Torshavn, at two small regional hospitals, and in Denmark. Old and disabled people are cared for in nursing homes or with the help of visiting home-care providers.
Overview of Faroe Islands
Officially name: The Faroe Islands
Capital: Tórshavn
Largest city: Tórshavn
Official language: Faroese, Danish
Government: Parliamentary democracy within a constitutional monarchy
Faroe Islands Education
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.