Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands
Status	Proto Dependency
Sovereignty	Denmark
Capital	Torshavn
Land Area	1 396km21
Location	Europe, Scandinavia
Groupings	Small Islands
Population
GNI
ISO3166-1 Codes	FO, FRO, 2342
Internet Domain	.fo3
Currency	Krone (DKK)4
Telephone	+2985

1. Overview
2. Faroe Islands's Responsibility Towards The Environment
3. Faroe Islands's Modernity and Learning
4. Religion and Beliefs
5. Links

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1. Overview

“The population of the Faroe Islands is largely descended from Viking settlers who arrived in the 9th century. The islands have been connected politically to Denmark since the 14th century. A high degree of self-government was granted the Faroese in 1948, who have autonomy over most internal affairs while Denmark is responsible for justice, defense, and foreign affairs. The Faroe Islands are not part of the European Union.”

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₆

As a territory of Denmark I do not have many specific statistics for this territory in its own right.

2. Faroe Islands's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment

This rank is calculated from 1 data sets. The Faroe Islands does better than average in its forested percent change 2000-2020₇.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better7
Pos.		Total7
1	Guernsey	82.6%
2	Bahrain	75.2%
3	Iceland	64.7%
	...
112=	Dominica	0.0%
112=	Pitcairn Islands	0.0%
112=	Bermuda	0.0%
112=	Faroe Islands	0.0%
112=	Jordan	0.0%
112=	Andorra	0.0%
112=	Grenada	0.0%
112=	Aruba	0.0%
	Europe Avg	8.2%
	World Avg	-0.1%
q=234.

3. Faroe Islands's Modernity and Learning

#education #modernity #technology #the_internet

Compared to Europe (2020)8
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank8
1	Finland	8.4
2	Switzerland	15.1
3	Estonia	15.8
	...
12	Slovenia	21.3
13	UK	21.5
14	Ireland	21.7
15=	Faroe Islands	24.0
16	Hungary	24.2
17	Luxembourg	24.4
18	Netherlands	24.7
19	Latvia	28.2
20	France	28.8
	Europe Avg	41.2
q=49.

Modernity & Learning (2020)8
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank8
1	Finland	8.4
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Switzerland	15.1
	...
18	Ireland	21.7
19	Japan	21.9
20=	S. Korea	24.0
20=	Faroe Islands	24.0
22	Hungary	24.2
23	Luxembourg	24.4
24	Netherlands	24.7
25	Singapore	27.9
	World Avg	83.2
q=205.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users Higher is better9
Pos.		20169
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
4	Bermuda	97%
5	Andorra	97%
6	Denmark	96%
7	Liechtenstein	96%
8	Luxembourg	95%
9	Netherlands	94%
10	Sweden	93%
11	Monaco	93%
12	UK	93%
	Europe Avg	76.7%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake Higher is better10
Pos.		2017 Ratio10
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
43	Israel	1.8
44	Italy	1.7
45	Argentina	1.4
46	Faroe Islands	1.4
47	Russia	1.3
48	Bulgaria	1.3
49	S. Korea	1.2
50	Dominican Rep.	1.1
	Europe Avg	8.11
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

4. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₁₁:

Christian	98%
Muslim	0.1%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	0.1%
Jewish	0.1%
Unaffiliated	1.7%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Evangelical Lutheran 83.8%, other and unspecified 16.2% (2006 census)₁₂.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems

There isn't much information in the database for Faroe Islands, most likely because it is either a part of another country (i.e., a territory or possession) and therefore most international statistics are counted for the country as a whole, or, this is such an exotic place that little data exists about it.