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Europe > Faroe Islands > Geography

FAROESE GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
eight times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land 1,399 sq km Time series [176th of 238]
Area > Total 1,399 sq km Time series [186th of 250]
Area > Water 0 sq km Time series [158th of 239]
Climate
mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy
Coastline 1,117 km [89th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point Slaettaratindur 882 m Time series
Elevation extremes > Lowest point Atlantic Ocean 0 m Time series
Geographic coordinates 62 00 N, 7 00 W Time series
Land use > Arable land 2.14% Time series [184th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops 0% Time series [203rd of 258]
Location
Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Iceland and Norway
Map references
Europe
Maritime claims > Territorial sea 3 nautical mile Time series [178th of 191]
Natural resources
fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas
Population density 29.35 people per sqkm [169th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 34.52 people/m² Time series [147th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km 1,399 km² Time series [172nd of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Slættaratindur
Terrain
rugged, rocky, some low peaks; cliffs along most of coast

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Faroe Islands, faeroe islands, Foroyar

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