The flag of the Faroe Islands (in Faroese: Merkið [ˈmɛʃtʃɪ]) is an offset cross, representing Christianity. It is similar in design to other Nordic flags...
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Faroese people or Faroe Islanders (Faroese: føroyingar; Danish: færinger) are an ethnic group native to the Faroe Islands. The Faroese are of mixed Norse and...
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The Faroe or Faeroe Islands (/ˈfɛəroʊ/ FAIR-oh), or simply the Faroes (Faroese: Føroyar, pronounced [ˈfœɹjaɹ] ; Danish: Færøerne [ˈfeɐ̯ˌøˀɐnə]), are an...
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Norfolk Island Flag of Hong Kong Flag of Macau Flag of the Faroe Islands Flag of Greenland Flag of Åland Flag of French Polynesia Flag of the Administrator...
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Faroe Islands: Faroe Islands – autonomous province of the Kingdom of Denmark...
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The British occupation of the Faroe Islands during World War II, also known as Operation Valentine, was implemented immediately following Operation Weserübung...
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Greenland Flag of the Faroe Islands List of Danish flags Nordic Cross flag Raven banner Flag of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta Flag of Savoy Danish...
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The prime minister of the Faroe Islands is the head of government of the Faroe Islands. The Faroese term løgmaður (plural: løgmenn) literally means "lawman"...
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The early details of the history of the Faroe Islands are unclear. It is possible that Brendan, an Irish monk, sailed past the islands during his North...
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The Faroe Islands national football team (Faroese: Føroyska fótbóltsmanslandsliðið, Danish: Færøernes fodboldlandshold) represents the Faroe Islands in...
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Faroese independence movement (category Politics of the Faroe Islands)
movement which seeks the establishment of the Faroe Islands as a sovereign state outside of Denmark. Reasons for independence include the linguistic and cultural...
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Tórshavn (redirect from Capital of the Faroe Islands)
lit. 'Thor's harbour'), usually locally referred to as simply Havn, is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern...
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Fimbriation (category Flags by design)
Flag of the Faroe Islands (Denmark) Flag of the Gambia Flag of Iceland Flag of Kenya Flag of Mississippi (United States) Flag of Mozambique Flag of Namibia...
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Denmark Flag of the Faroe Islands List of flags of Denmark Raven banner "Politics in Greenland – Government of Greenland". Archived from the original...
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Germany Flag of Kazan, Russia Flag of Kharkiv, Ukraine Flag of Kraków, Poland Flag of Kyiv, Ukraine Flag of the City of London, United Kingdom Flag of Lyon...
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The culture of the Faroe Islands has its roots in the Nordic culture. The Faroe Islands were long isolated from the main cultural phases and movements...
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Presidential Flag of Estonia Naval Ensign of Estonia Flag of Ethiopia Flag of the Falkland Islands Flag of the Faroe Islands Flag of the Fédération des...
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Fámjin (category Municipalities of the Faroe Islands)
a village located on the western side of Suðuroy, the southernmost island in Faroe Islands. Fámjin is looking directly out to the North Atlantic Ocean...
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Standard of the Regent of Denmark Standard of the royal house- used by other members of the royal family Flag of the Faroe Islands (1919) Flag of Finland...
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Sweden Subnational flags in the Nordic cross family Flag of Åland Flag of the Faroe Islands Flag of Orkney Flag of Shetland Flags with crescents are recorded...
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these events, see history of the Faroe Islands. About 625 – It was thought Irish monks settled in the Faroe Islands and were the first people there. In earlier...
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Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021. "The Flag of the Faroe Islands". Visit Faroe Islands. Archived from the original on...
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The coat of arms of the Faroe Islands first appears on one of the medieval chairs in Kirkjubøur from around the 15th century. It depicts a silver ram...
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in the Faroe Islands; it is frequently mentioned in the country's history. Salmon sea farming has been practiced in Hov since the 1980s. North of Hov...
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The following is a list of flags of Denmark. The regions of Denmark do not have flags, instead using "logos" as symbols. These are sometimes misattributed...
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Suðuroy (category Islands of the Faroe Islands)
‘South Island’, Danish: Suderø) is the southernmost of the Faroe Islands. The island covers 163.7 square kilometres (63.2 sq mi). In 2018 the population...
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Island Command Faroes (Danish: Færøernes Kommando; ISCOMFAROES) was the military unit on the Faroe Islands. It was the military command of the Faroe Islands...
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Events in the year 2025 in the Faroe Islands. Monarch: Frederik X High Commissioner – Lene Moyell Johansen Prime Minister – Aksel V. Johannesen TBA – 2025...
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which excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland. The flag can be lengthened up to a ratio of 28:37 When used as an ensign, the ratio is 1:2. The design adopted...
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Jens Oliver Lisberg (category Deaths from pneumonia in the Faroe Islands)
Faroese) was one of the designers of the Merkið, the flag of the Faroe Islands. While a law student in Copenhagen, he devised the flag in 1919 with two...
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