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Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands/Føroyar
General information
Population: 48,470 inhabitants (2004)
Area: 1,399 km²
Institutions: Parliament (Løgting)
Major cities: Tórshavn, Klaksvík, Hoyvík
State administration: Kingdom of Denmark
Territorial language: Faroese
Official languages: Faroese and Danish
National holiday: July 29 (Saint Olaf’s Day)
Major religion: Christian (Protestant)
Politics
Capital: Tórshavn
Prime minister: Jóannes Eidesgaard, Social Democratic Party (2008)
Provincial system: provincial autonomy within the Kingdom of Denmark
Distribution of seats in parliament (2008): 33 members:
Republican Party - 8
Union Party - 7
People's Party - 7
Social Democratic Party - 6
Centre Party - 3
Self-Government Party- 2
Electoral system: Proportional system with a single electoral district that covers the entire archipelago.
Government: Coalition between the Republican Party, the Social Democratic Party and the Centre Party
Degree of self-government
The Faroese have enjoyed a fair amount of political autonomy since 1948, when Denmark granted it to them to prevent the archipelago from declaring independence.
Observations
A new constitution is currently under discussion which would increase the country's self-government to the point of near total independence.
Links
Politics
Faroese
Parliament www.logting.fo
Faroese
Prime Minister www.tinganes.fo
Website
of the Republicans (main party for self-government)
www.tjodveldi.fo
Website
of the Union Party www.samband.fo
Website
of the People’s Party www.folkaflokkurin.fo
Website
of the Social Democratic Party www.j.fo
Website
of the Centre Party www.midflokkurin.fo
Website
of the Self-Government Party www.sjalvstyri.fo
Language
and Culture
Føroyska
Málnevndin (Faroese Language Board)
www.fmn.fo
Faroese-English
dictionary
www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/Faeroese-english
Media
Útvarp
Føroya, Faroese public radio www.uf.fo
Sjónvarp
Føroya, Faroese public television www.svf.fo
Dimmalætting,
island’s oldest newspaper (in Faroese) www.dimma.fo
Sosialurin,
Faroese newspaper www.sosialurin.fo
Vikublaðið,
Faroese weekly www.vikublad.fo
