Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands Føroyar Flag Coat of Arms Motto: Tøgn kemur ikki á ting (Faroese) "Keeping silence won't get you to court" Anthem: "Tú alfagra land mítt" Thou, my most beauteous land Locator map for the Faroe Islands Location of the Faroe Islands on Kobol Capital Tórshavn Official languages Faroese Demonym Faroese Government Autonomous territory  -  President Lionel Sarko  -  Prime Minister Høgni Hoydal Legislature Løgting Constitutional history  -  Unified with Vale 894   -  Home Rule 1532   -  Further autonomy and self rule 1605   -  Tiberium Wars 16??   -  Autonomous Territory of Vale 1692  Area  -  Total 1,399 km² 540 mi² Population  -  1713 estimate 51,709  -  1712 census 50,586  -  Density 36.96 / km² (95.73 / mi²) GDP (PPP) 1713 estimate  -  Total ₱1.938 × 10⁹  -  Per capita ₱37,480 Gini (1713)  0.15 low HDI (1713) ▲ 0.866 very high QLI (1713) ▲ 8.056 very high IEF (1713) ▲ 72.1 Mostly Free Currency Piastre (₱) (PIA) Time zone (UTC+0)  -  Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+0) Date format Kobol (NE):  - dd.mm.yyyy Galactic (GCT):  - cccca, b.dddc Drives on the right Calling code +418 Interlink TLD .fo a. "Congress" as a particular meeting of the Galactic Congress b. The current congress is the 1074th c. Day of current Congress (days 1 through 365)

The Faroe Islands (Faroese: Føroyar), officially the Autonomous Territory of the Faroe Islands (Valois: Territoire Autonome des Îles Féroé), is an archipelago and autonomous country within the Republic of Vale, situated between the Nordic Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Vale and Iceland, at about 320 kilometres (200 mi) north-north-west of mainland Scotland. The total area is approximately 1,400 km² (540 sq mi) with a 1713 population of almost 52,000 people.

The name Faroe is derived from two Faroese words which mean "sheep" and "islands". The Faroe Islands have been a self-governing country within the Republic of Vale since 1532. Over the years, the Faroese have taken control of most domestic matters. Areas that remain the responsibility of Vale include military defence and foreign affairs.