- islands'
endonym Føroyar, as well as the
English exonym Faroe Islands (alt.
Faeroe or the Faroes),
derive from the Old
Norse Færeyjar. The
second element oyar...
- part of the
Kingdom of
Denmark Faroese people Faroese language Danish ship
Færøe Fårö, an
island off Gotland,
Sweden Farø, an
island south of Zealand, Denmark...
- The
Faroe Islands national football team (Faroese: Føroyska fótbóltsmanslandsliðið, Danish: Færøernes fodboldlandshold)
represents the
Faroe Islands in...
-
Faroese people or
Faroe Islanders (Faroese: føroyingar; Danish: færinger) are an
ethnic group native to the
Faroe Islands. The
Faroese are of
mixed Norse...
- The
economy of the
Faroe Islands was the 166th
largest in the
world in 2014,
having a
nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of $2.613
billion per annum...
- The
Færøe was a
frigate constructed in the
Netherlands in 1653 as the
Agathe and
purchased and
renamed by the
Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy in 1666. Although...
- This is a list of
islands of the
Faroe Islands.
There are 18 islands, of
which Lítla Dímun is the only one uninhabited.
Besides these 18
islands there...
- The flag of the
Faroe Islands (in Faroese: Merkið [ˈmɛʃtʃɪ]) is an
offset cross,
representing Christianity. It is
similar in
design to
other Nordic flags...
- ****ociated Press,
August 21, 2014.
which also
refers to a
claim by the
Faeroe Islands. "The
Bronx Mall –
Cultural Mosaic – The Bronx... Its
History &...
-
Faroese music is
primarily vocal,
accompanied by the
fiddle (which
arrived in the 17th century) and
European dances like the
minuet and polka.
During the...
