Name: The Faroe Islands (Føroyar)

Location: In the middle of the Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic at 62º00’N and 06º47’W, halfway between Scotland and Iceland

Neighbouring countries: The closest land is North Rona, part of Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, 257km (139 nautical miles) to the south

Total land area: 1,399km2 (540 square miles)

Total marine area: 247,000km2 (105,792 square miles)

Area: Faroese archipelago, 113km (70 miles) long and 75km (47 miles) wide. The total coastline is 1,100km (687 miles). No point in the Faroe Islands is further than 5km (3 miles) from the sea

Islands: 18 volcanic islands separated by narrow sounds and fjords arranged roughly like an arrowhead. All but one are inhabited

Heights: Highest peak 880m (2,887ft); average height above sea level 300m (980ft)

Climate: Average 3º-11ºC, winter-summer

Population: 54,362 (as of May ’23)

Capital: Tórshavn population 23,113 (as of May ’23)

Status: Self-governing region within the Kingdom of Denmark

Language: Faroese. Danish has equal status in all official affairs

Religion: Evangelical Lutheran

Government: Parliamentary democracy

Prime Minister: Aksel V. Johannesen (Social Democratic Party, Javnaðarflokkurin)

Anthem: "Tú alfagra land mítt"