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Country name:
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Faroe Islands
local long form:
none
local short form:
Føroyar
Data code:
FO
Dependency status:
part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1948
Government type:
Constitional Monarchy
Capital:
Tórshavn
Administrative divisions:
36 municipalities (from 1 January 2005)
Independence:
none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)
National holiday:
Ólavsøka 28 and 29 July
Constitution:
5 June 1953 (Danish constitution)
Legal system:
Danish and Faroese
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state:
Queen Margaret II of Denmark (since 14 January 1972), represented by High Commissioner Birgit Kleis, chief administrative officer (since 2001)
head of government:
Prime Minister Jóannes Eidesgaard (since 4 February 2004)
cabinet:
Landsstyri elected by the Faroese Parliament
elections:
the monarch is hereditary; high commissioner appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the party that wins the most seats is usually elected prime minister by the Faroese Parliament; election last held January 2004
election results:
Jóannes Eidesgaard elected prime minister; percent of parliamentary vote - NA
Legislative branch:
unicameral Faroese Parliament or Løgting (27 - 32 seats; members are elected by popular vote on a proportional basis from the seven constituencies to serve four-year terms)
elections:
see: Elections in the Faroe Islands
election results:
percent of vote by party - Republican Party 23.8%, People's Party 21.3%, Social Democratic Party 21.9%, Coalition Party (Union Party, Labor Front, Home Rule Party) 18%; seats by party - Republican Party 8, People's Party 8, Social Democratic Party 7, Coalition Party 6, other parties 3
note:
election of 2 seats to the Danish Parliament was last held on 11 March 1998 (next to be held by NA 2002); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Social Democratic Party 1, People's Party 1
Judicial branch:
none
Political parties and leaders:
See: List of political parties in the Faroe Islands
- Center Party (Miðflokkurin) [Tordur NICLASEN]
- Christian People's Party (Fólkaflokkurin) [Niels Pauli DANIELSEN]
- Home Rule Party (Sjálvstýrisflokkurin) [Helena Dam A. NEYSTABO]
- Labor Front [leader NA]
- People's Party (Fólkaflokkurin) [Oli BRECKMANN]
- Republican Party (Tjóðveldisflokkurin) [Finnbogi ISAKSON]
- Social Democratic Party (Føroya Javnaðarflokkur) [Joannes EIDESGAARD]
- The Faroese Party [Olavur CHRISTIANSEN]
- Union Party (Sambandsflokkurin) [Edmund JOENSEN]
International affairs
International organization participation:
Nordic Council, NIB, International Maritime Organization, International Whaling Commission
Complete list (http://www.faroeislands.org.uk/Default.asp?d=8D6305E5-11A4-4D39-8262-8A7B41E1F330)
Diplomatic representation in the US:
none (Danish embassy in Washington: Danmarkemb.org (http://www.denmarkemb.org))
Diplomatic representation in the United Kingdom:
Faroese representation in London Faroeislands.org.uk (http://www.faroeislands.org.uk)
Diplomatic representation from the US:
none (US embassy in Copenhagen: USembassy.dk (http://www.usembassy.dk))
Diplomatic representation from the United Kingdom:
- Consul Tummas H. Dam
- P/F Damfar
- PO Box 1154
- FO 110 Tórshavn
- Tel: (00 298) 35 99 77
- Fax:(00 298) 35 99 80
- E-mail:damfar@post.olivant.fo
Flag description:
Merkið is a white flag with a red cross outlined in blue that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)
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