Officially name: The Faroe Islands
Capital: Tórshavn
Largest city: Tórshavn
Official language: Faroese, Danish
Government: Parliamentary democracy within a constitutional monarchy
The majority of the Faroese population, approximately 85 percent, belongs to the Faroese Evangelical Lutheran Church.
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.