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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 35 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 19,000 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” 1 publicly owned TV station; the Faroese telecommunications company distributes local and international channels through its digital terrestrial network; publicly owned radio station supplemented by 3 privately owned st…
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .fo
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 98% (2017 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 28 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 15,000 (2021 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 106 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 57,146 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.note β€” note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” milk, potatoes, lamb/mutton, sheepskins, sheep offal, beef, sheep fat, beef offal, cattle hides, beef suet (2023)
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” high-income Danish territorial economy; party neither to the EU nor the Schengen Area; associate Nordic Council member; very low unemployment; unique foreign ownership allowance in fishing industry; known salmon exporte…
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 6.542 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 6.287 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 7.076 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 6.89 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text β€” 6.894 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” fish and fish products (2021)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” Russia 26.4%, UK 14.1%, Germany 8.4%, China 7.9%, Spain 6.8%, Denmark 6.2%, US 4.7%, Poland 4.4%, Norway 4.1% (2017)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2021.text β€” $1.923 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text β€” $2.219 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2023.text β€” $2.255 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: GDP expenditure basis - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $3.907 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.exports of goods and services.text β€” 57.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.government consumption.text β€” 27.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.household consumption.text β€” 40.6% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.imports of goods and services.text β€” -56.6% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in fixed capital.text β€” 31% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in inventories.text β€” 0% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 18.2% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 19.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 52% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” goods for household consumption, machinery and transport equipment, fuels, raw materials and semi-manufactures, cars
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” Denmark 33%, China 10.7%, Germany 7.6%, Poland 6.8%, Norway 6.7%, Ireland 5%, Chile 4.3% (2017)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2021.text β€” $1.906 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text β€” $2.223 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2023.text β€” $2.212 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: GDP expenditure basis - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” fishing, fish processing, tourism, small ship repair and refurbishment, handicrafts
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021.text β€” $3.613 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $3.741 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $3.834 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2021.text β€” 5.5% (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 3.6% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 2.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2021.text β€” $67,800 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $69,400 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $70,400 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2021.text β€” 4.3% of GDP (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 4.4% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 4.1% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Energy.Coal.imports.text β€” 1 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - rural areas.text β€” 100%
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 100% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - urban areas.text β€” 99.9%
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.biomass and waste.text β€” 1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text β€” 53.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.hydroelectricity.text β€” 26.8% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.wind.text β€” 18.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 463.285 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text β€” 180,000 kW (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.transmission/distribution losses.text β€” 25.115 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.refined petroleum consumption.text β€” 5,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from petroleum and other liquids.text β€” 742,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.total emissions.text β€” 742,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Climate.text β€” mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy
+ Added Environment.Environmental issues.text β€” coastal erosion, landslides and rockfalls, flash flooding, wind storms; oil spills
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 70.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 0.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 70.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.forest.text β€” 0.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.other.text β€” 29.8% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.rate of urbanization.text β€” 0.89% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.urban population.text β€” 43% of total population (2023)
+ Added Environment.Waste and recycling.municipal solid waste generated annually.text β€” 61,000 tons (2024 est.)
+ Added Environment.Waste and recycling.percent of municipal solid waste recycled.text β€” 67% (2012 est.)
+ Added Geography.Area - comparative.text β€” eight times the size of Washington, D.C.
+ Added Geography.Area.land.text β€” 1,393 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.total .text β€” 1,393 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.water.text β€” 0 sq km (some lakes and streams)
+ Added Geography.Climate.text β€” mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy
+ Added Geography.Coastline.text β€” 1,117 km
+ Added Geography.Elevation.highest point.text β€” Slaettaratindur 882 m
+ Added Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text β€” Atlantic Ocean 0 m
+ Added Geography.Geographic coordinates.text β€” 62 00 N, 7 00 W
+ Added Geography.Geography - note.text β€” archipelago of 17 inhabited islands, one uninhabited island, and a few uninhabited islets; strategically located along important sea lanes in northeastern Atlantic; precipitous terrain limits habitation to small coastal…
+ Added Geography.Land boundaries.total.text β€” 0 km
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 70.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 0.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 70.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.forest.text β€” 0.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.other.text β€” 29.8% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Location.text β€” Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about halfway between Iceland and Norway
+ Added Geography.Map references.text β€” Europe
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.continental shelf.text β€” 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.exclusive fishing zone.text β€” 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.territorial sea.text β€” 12 nm
+ Added Geography.Natural hazards.text β€” strong winds and heavy rains can occur throughout the year
+ Added Geography.Natural resources.text β€” fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas
+ Added Geography.Population distribution.text β€” the island of Streymoy is by far the most populous with over 40% of the population; it has approximately twice as many inhabitants as Eysturoy, the second most populous island; seven of the inhabited islands have fewer …
+ Added Geography.Terrain.text β€” rugged, rocky, some low peaks; cliffs along most of coast
+ Added Government.Administrative divisions.text β€” 29 first-order municipalities (kommunur, singular - kommuna) Eidhi, Eystur, Famjin, Fuglafjordhur, Fugloy, Hov, Husavik, Hvalba, Hvannasund, Klaksvik, Kunoy, Kvivik, Nes, Porkeri, Runavik, Sandur, Sjovar, Skalavik, Skop…
+ Added Government.Capital.daylight saving time.text β€” +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
+ Added Government.Capital.etymology.text β€” the name means "Thor's harbor" in Danish
+ Added Government.Capital.geographic coordinates.text β€” 62 00 N, 6 46 W
+ Added Government.Capital.name.text β€” Torshavn
+ Added Government.Capital.time difference.text β€” UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
+ Added Government.Citizenship.text β€” see Denmark
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