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FO Flag  Faroe Islands —  (fâr´ō ī´lənds)
About The People

Did You Know... The Faroes were first settled by Irish monks in the 6th century AD. The fir  »» More

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Faroe Islands History
The early history of the Faroe Islands is not clear. It appears that about the beginning of the 9th century Grímur Kamban, a Norwegian emigrant who had left his country to escape the tyranny of Harald I of Norway, settled in the islands. Early in the 11th century Sigmund or Sigmundur Brestisson, whose  »» More
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Capital Cities... Torshavn
Population: 49,057
GDP: $1,560,000,000 (USD)
Total Area: 1,399 (sq km) 540 (sq mi)
Currency: Danish krone
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