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| FAROESE TRANSPORTATION STATS: |
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Airports
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1 |
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[216th of 247]
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Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m
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1 |
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[100th of 117]
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Highways > Paved
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454 km |
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[98th of 113]
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Highways > Total
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463 km |
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[112nd of 118]
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Highways > Unpaved
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9 km |
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[102nd of 113]
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Merchant marine > Foreign-owned
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5 |
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[81st of 122]
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Merchant marine > Registered in other countries
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1 |
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[110th of 118]
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Merchant marine > Ships by type
cargo 2, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 1 |
Ports and harbors
Torshavn, Klaksvik, Tvoroyri, Runavik, Fuglafjordhur |
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Ports and terminals
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Torshavn, Vagur |
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Railways
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0 km |
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[32nd of 86]
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Railways > Total
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0 km |
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[150th of 220]
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Roadways > Note
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no roads between towns |
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Roadways > Paved
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454 km |
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[66th of 81]
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Roadways > Total
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463 km |
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[58th of 85]
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Roadways > Unpaved
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9 km |
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[74th of 79]
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Transnational Issues > Disputes > international
Faroese are considering proposals for full independence; Denmark dispute with Iceland over the Faroe Islands fisheries median line boundary of 200 nm; Denmark disputes with Iceland, the UK, and Ireland the Faroe Islands claim extending its continental shelf boundary beyond 200 nm |
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Travel services > % of commercial service exports
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39.97 %
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[85th of 153]
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Travel services > % of commercial service imports
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39.13 %
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[17th of 153]
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Waterways
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0 km |
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[56th of 165]
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SOURCES: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
World Bank Global Development Indicators, 2001; World Development Indicators database
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Faroe Islands, faeroe islands, Foroyar
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