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Transportation of Faroe Islands

Airports:1 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2006)
Roadways:total: 458 km
note: no roads between towns (2003)
Merchant marine:total: 18 ships (1000 GRT or over) 19,265 GRT/9,171 DWT
by type: cargo 10, container 2, passenger/cargo 4, petroleum tanker 2
foreign-owned: 8 (Iceland 4, Norway 4) (2006)
Ports and terminals:Torshavn

Faroe Islands Quickstats

  • Population: 47,511 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 1,399 sq km
  • Density: 34 /km² (169th)
  • GDP (total): $1.0 billion (not ranked)
  • GDP (per capita): $22,000 (2001 estimate) (not ranked)
  • Literacy:

Languages of Faroe Islands

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  • Currency: Faroese króna² (DKK)
  • Dial code: +298

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