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The Faroe Islands ( Faroese: Føroyar, meaning "Sheep Islands") are a group of islands in the north Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland. They are an autonomous region of the kingdom of Denmark. Since 1948 they have had self-government in almost all matters except defence and foreign affairs.

The Faeroes gives its name to one of the British Sea Areas.

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Jóannes EidesgaardJoannes Eidesgaard (born 1951) is the prime minister of the Faroe Islands. He has held that position since February 3, 2004, shortly after his political party, Foroya Javnadarflokkur ( Faroese Social Democratic Party) became the leader of the new coalitio

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IndependenceAlternate uses: see Independence (disambiguation Independence for a country, organization or branch of government is the same as self-rule, as opposed to being ruled by someone else. Establishing such independence sometimes implies a violent break-out or

None (Danish dependency. Self governing since 1948.)

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Danish krone

Time zone

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Faroe IslandsThe Faroe Islands ( Faroese: Foroyar meaning "Sheep Islands") are a group of islands in the north Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland. They are an autonomous region of the kingdom of Denmark. Since 1948 they have had self-government in almost all	Faroese languageFaroese is a West Nordic or West Scandinavian language spoken by about 48,000 people in the Faroe Islands and about 25,000 in Denmark. In total, about 80,000 people speak it. It is one of two insular Scandinavian languages which have their origins in the	Faroese Securities MarketVirdisbraevamarknadur Foroya (the Faroese Securities Market) was founded March 30, 2004. Technical operator for the market is Kaupholl Islands. External link .
Faroese alphabetThe Faroese alphabet consists of 29 letters: : A, A, B, D, D, E, F, G, H, I, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, O, P, R, S, T, U, U, V, Y, Y, AE, O.	Faroese Communist PartyForoya Kommunistiski Flokkur (Faroese Communist Party) was founded at a conference in Torshavn 14th-15th of June 1975. In 1974 a communist group had started organizaing in the Faroe Islands which preceded the foundation conference. The chairmain of FKF us	Faroese SocialistsOyggjaframi (Advancement for the Islands) was a group operating to the political left founded by Faroese students in Denmark in 1962. Later a local section was organized in Torshavn. In 1969 Oyggjaframi changed name to Oyggjaframi Foroyskir Sosialistar (O
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