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Country Name Faroe Islands
Full Country Name none
Local - Long none
Local - Short Foroyar
Etymology- history of name the archipelago's name may derive from the Old Norse word "faer," meaning sheep
Government Type parliamentary democracy (Faroese Parliament); part of the Kingdom of Denmark
Capital Name Torshavn
Capital - geographic coordinate 62 00 N, 6 46 W
Capital Time Difference UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Daylight Savings Time +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Independence none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)
National Holiday Olaifest (Olavsoka) (commemorates the death in battle of King OLAF II of Norway, later St. OLAF), 29 July (1030)
Constitution history: 5 June 1953 (Danish Constitution), 23 March 1948 (Home Rule Act), and 24 June 2005 (Takeover Act) serve as the Faroe Islands' constitutional position in the Unity of the Realm

amendments: see entry for Denmark
Dependency Status part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1948

Faroe Islands Capital City Map

Source: Google Maps

Faroe Islands Government and Politics

Who is the president of Faroe Islands?

Executive Branch: chief of state: King FREDERIK X of Denmark (since 14 January 2024), represented by High Commissioner Lene Moyell JOHANSEN, chief administrative officer (since 15 May 2017) (2024)

head of government: Prime Minister Aksel V. JOHANNESEN (since 22 December 2022)

cabinet: Landsstyri appointed by the prime minister

elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; high commissioner appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually elected prime minister by the Faroese Parliament; election last held on 8 December 2022 (next to be held in 2026)
Citizenship Criteria: see Denmark
Legal System: the laws of Denmark apply where applicable
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Legislative Branch: description: unicameral Faroese Parliament or Logting (33 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)

the Faroe Islands elect 2 members to the Danish Parliament to serve 4-year terms

elections: Faroese Parliament - last held on 8 December 2022 (next to be held in 2026)

Faroese seats in the Danish Parliament last held on 31 October 2022 (next to be held no later than 31 October 2026)

election results: Faroese Parliament percent of vote by party - JF 26.6%, B 20%, A 18.9%, E 17.7%, F 7.5%, H 6.6%, seats by party - JF 9, B 7, A 6, E 6, F 3, H 2; composition - men 27, women 6; percent of women 18.2%

Faroese seats in Danish Parliament - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - JF 1, B 1; composition - men 2

2019: Faroese Parliament percent of vote by party - People's Party 24.2%, JF 21.2%, Union Party 21.2%, Republic 18.2%, Center Party 6%, Progress Party 6%, Self-Government Party 3%, seats by party - People's Party 8, JF 7, Union Party 7, Republic 6, Center Party 2, Progress Party 2, Self-Government Party 1, composition - men 25, women 8; percent of women 24.2%

Faroese seats in Danish Parliament - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - JF 1, Republic 1; composition - men 2
Judicial Branch: highest court(s): Faroese Court or Raett (Rett - Danish) decides both civil and criminal cases; the Court is part of the Danish legal system

subordinate courts: Court of the First Instance or Tribunal de Premiere Instance; Court of Administrative Law or Tribunal Administratif; Mixed Commercial Court; Land Court
Regions or States: part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark; there are 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, Skopun, Skuvoy, Sorvagur, Sumba, Sunda, Torshavn, Tvoroyri, Vagar, Vagur, Vestmanna, Vidhareidhi
Political Parties and Leaders: Center Party or H (Midflokkurin) [Jenis av RANA]

People's Party or A (Folkaflokkurin) [Benir JOHANNESEN]

Progress Party or F (Framsokn) [Ruth VANG]

Republic or E (Tjodveldi) [Hogni HOYDAL] (formerly the Republican Party)

Self-Government Party or D (Sjalvstyri or Sjalvstyrisflokkurin) [Samal Peter I GRUND]

Social Democratic Party or JF (Javnadarflokkurin) or JF [Aksel V. JOHANNESEN]

Union Party or B (Sambandsflokkurin) [Bardur A STEIG NIELSEN]
International Organization Participation: Arctic Council, IMO (associate), NC, NIB, UNESCO (associate), UPU
Diplomatic Representation in the US: none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)
Diplomatic Representation from US: embassy: none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)
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