The Faroe Islands or simply Faroes (Faroese: Føroyar, meaning "Sheep Islands", Danish: Færøerne) are a group of islands in the north Atlantic Ocean between the United Kingdom, Norway and Iceland. They have been an autonomous region of the Kingdom of Denmark since 1948 and have, over the years, taken control of most matters, except defense (they have a small organized native military in Mjørkadalur, which is the responsibility of Denmark, and a small Police Force and Coast Guard) and foreign affairs.

The Faroes have close traditional ties to Iceland, Shetland, the Orkney Islands, the Outer Hebrides and Greenland. The archipelago was detached from Norway in 1814. The Faroes have their own representatives in the Nordic Council.

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Main article: History of the Faroe Islands

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If you want to know something about The Faroe Islands these 40 short films are a good start: http://tr.im/Eqj9 #fb
HjaltiLava (Hjalti á Lava) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:24:21 -0000
If you want to know something about The Faroe Islands these 40 short films are a good start: http://tr.im/Eqj9 #fb
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Tozzola (Antonio Roberto) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:12:50 -0000
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"List of towns in the Faroe Islands" http://bit.ly/2xEJ21
Break-through wrt EC FP7 proposals - legal entities in the Faroe Islands are eligible after 1-1-2010. Pleae re-tweet this (NOT!)
ASTRON_LOFAR (ASTRON - M.A.Garrett) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:59:45 -0000
Break-through wrt EC FP7 proposals - legal entities in the Faroe Islands are eligible after 1-1-2010. Pleae re-tweet this (NOT!)
Please Retweet and Sign this Petition 'STOP DOLPHINS SLAUGHTER IN FAROE ISLANDS' - http://301.to/bpt
Laguna_ (Telmo E. Julião) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:49:20 -0000
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Please Retweet and Sign this Petition 'STOP DOLPHINS SLAUGHTER IN FAROE ISLANDS' - http://301.to/bpt

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