Faroe Islands
Færøerne · Føroyar
Faroe Islands (FO, FRO) is a territory in Northern Europe, with Tórshavn as its capital. The currency is the Danish Krone (DKK, DKK). The international dialling code is +298; mobile numbers are written like 21 12 34. The time zone is Atlantic/Faroe. Official language: Faroese.
CurrencyDKKDKK
Dial code+298e.g. 21 12 34
Time zoneFaroeUTC+00:00
LanguageFaroese
CapitalTórshavn
Population52.9K1.4K km²
Overview
- Official name
- Faroe Islands
- Native name
- Færøerne · Føroyar
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- FO
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- FRO
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 234
- Demonym
- Faroese
- Capital
- Tórshavn
- Region
- Europe › Northern Europe
- Status
- Dependency or territory
- Groups
- Northern Europe
- Internet domain
- .fo
- Coordinates
- 62, -7
- Area
- 1,393 km²
- Population
- 52,933
- GDP
- $3.8B ($71.8K per person)
- Literacy
- 99%
- Landlocked
- No
- Land borders
- None
Currency
Danish Krone DKK
- Symbol
- DKK narrow kr
- Minor units
- 2 decimals
- Cash rounding
- 2 decimals, increment 50
- Example
- 1.234,50 kr
Languages
| Language | Status | Share of population | Writing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faroese fo | Official | 95% (50.3K) |
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic/Faroe | UTC+00:00 | UTC+01:00 | Western European Standard Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +298
- Dial-out prefix
- 00
- Trunk prefix
- none
- National number length
- 6 digits
- Emergency number
- 112 pattern 11[24]
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 20 12 34 | +298 20 12 34 | XX XX XX | 6 |
| Mobile | 21 12 34 | +298 21 12 34 | XX XX XX | 6 |
| Toll free | 80 21 23 | +298 80 21 23 | XX XX XX | 6 |
| Premium rate | 90 11 23 | +298 90 11 23 | XX XX XX | 6 |
| VoIP | 60 12 34 | +298 60 12 34 | XX XX XX | 6 |
Show the 1 formatting rules
| Digits pattern | Leading digits | Format | International |
|---|---|---|---|
(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2}) | [2-9] | $1 $2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
Address and postal code
Address layout
{Name}
{Organization}
{Street address}
FO{Postal code} {City}
No data.
Postal code
- Pattern
\d{3}- Examples
- 100
- Prefix
- FO
- Post office lookup
- https://posta.fo/en/private/send-receive/postcodes
Calendar, units and conventions
- First day of the week
- Monday
- Weekend
- Saturday to Sunday
- First week of the year
- Contains at least 4 days of the new year
- Hour cycle
- 24-hour (0–23), also h
- Calendars
- gregorian
- Measurement system
- Metric
- Temperature
- Celsius
- Paper size
- A4
- Locales
Number and date formats
As written by the Faroese (Faroe Islands) locale (fo-FO), amounts in DKK.
- Number
- 1.234.567,891
- Percent
- 45,7 %
- Currency (DKK)
- 1.234.567,89 kr
- Accounting
- (1.234.567,89 kr)
- Currency, name
- 1.234.567,89 danskar krónur
- Compact short
- 1,2 mió.
- Compact long
- 1,2 milliónir
- Scientific
- 1,235E6
- Speed
- 88 kilometrar um tíman
- Temperature
- 21,5°C
- Date, full
- fríggjadagur, 27. mars 2026
- Date, long
- 27. mars 2026
- Date, medium
- 27.03.2026
- Date, short
- 27.03.26
- Time, medium
- 15:04:05
- Time, short
- 15:04
- Date and time
- 27.03.2026, 15:04
- Month and year
- mars 2026
- Weekday
- fríggjadagur
- Relative time
- í gjár · um 3 dagar · 2 tímar síðan
- List: and
- A, B, og C
- List: or
- A, B, ella C