| Country Name Info : |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Faroe Islands
local long form: none
local short form: Foroyar |
| Dependency Status : |
part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1948 |
| Capital : |
Torshavn |
| Administrative Divisions : |
none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 49 municipalities |
| Independence : |
none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark) |
| National Holiday : |
Olaifest, 29 July |
| Constitution : |
5 June 1953 (Danish constitution) |
| Legal System : |
Danish |
| Suffrage : |
18 years of age; universal |
| Executive Branch : |
chief of state: Queen MARGRETHE II of Denmark (since 14 January 1972), represented by High Commissioner Birgit KLEIS, chief administrative officer (since 1 November 2001)
head of government: Prime Minister Joannes EIDESGAARD (since 3 February 2004)
cabinet: Landsstyri appointed by the prime minister
elections: the monarch is hereditary; high commissioner appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually elected prime minister by the Faroese Parliament; election last held 30 April 2002 (next to be held no later than April 2006)
election results: Anfinn KALLSBERG elected prime minister; percent of parliamentary vote - 52.8%
note: coalition of Social Democrats, Union Party, and People's Party |
| Legislative Branch : |
unicameral Faroese Parliament or Logting (32 seats; members are elected by popular vote on a proportional basis from the seven constituencies to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 20 January 2004 (next to be held no later than January 2008)
election results: percent of vote by party - Union Party 23.7%, Social Democrats 21.8%, Republican Party 21.7%, People's Party 20.6%, Center Party 5.2%, Independence Party 4.6%; seats by party - Union Party 7, Social Democrats 7, Republican Party 8, People's Party 7, Center Party 2, Independence Party 1
note: election of 2 seats to the Danish Parliament was last held on 20 November 2001 (next to be held no later than November 2005); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Republican Party 1, Union Party 1 |
| Judicial Branch : |
none |
| Political Parties and Leaders : |
Center Party [Tordur NICLASEN]; Independence Party [Helena Dam a NEYSTABO]; People's Party [Oli BRECKMANN]; Republican Party [Finnabogi ISAKSON]; Social Democratic Party [Joannes EIDESGAARD]; Union Party [Edmund JOENSEN] |
| International Organization Participation : |
IMO (associate), NC, NIB |
| Diplomatic Representation In The US : |
none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark) |
| Diplomatic Representation From The US : |
none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark) |
