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Faeroe Islands (dependent state) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 62 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 62.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 007 00 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -7.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in northern Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands; first settled by Irish monks 8th century, site of Norse settlements from ca. 800; ruled by Norway from ca. 1000, possession of Denmark from 1380; most inhabitants live in coastal villages; languages are Faeroese (a Germanic language related to Icelandic) and Danish. |
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| Føroyar (preferred,C,V,Faroese-P,U,N)
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| Færøerne (C,V,Danish-P,U,N)
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| Faerøyene (C,O,Norwegian (Nynorsk)-P,U,N)
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| Faeroe Islands (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Faroe Islands (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Faeroes (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Îles Féroé (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| Féroé (C,O,French,U,N)
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| Färöer (C,O,German-P,U,N)
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| Islas Feroé (C,O,Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Faeroe, Ilhas (C,O,Portuguese-P,U,N)
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| FRO (C,O,ISO3L)
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| FO (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO234 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| FO00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Faereyiar (H,V)
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............ | meaning "sheep islands," first used ca. 1225 |
| Faroese (C,V)
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| Faroe Islander (C,V)
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| dependent state (preferred, C) |
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possession of Denmark since 1380; received self-government in 1948 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| island group (C) |
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| capital is .... |
Tórshavn .......... (inhabited place) |
| .................. |
(World, Europe, Faeroe Islands) [7004166] |
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