Faroe Islands

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Faroe Islands
Misc
Country CodeFO
Geography
Area (sq km)1,393
Coastline (km)1,117
Highest Point (m)882 (Slaettaratindur)
Average Elevation (m)
People
Population51,018
Median Age37.60
Growth Rate0.58 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)14.50
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)8.80
Urban Population42.10 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)5.30
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)
Physicians (per 1,000 people)2.62
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)4.10
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)
School life (years)
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)2.001 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)5.90 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)40,000
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)25.70 %

See Also

Northern Europe
Northern Europe is the geographic region that covers the northern part of the European continent. It consists of eight countries - Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden as well as the dependent area Faroe Islands