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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@Fonzie_Gomez hii fonzie, are u cominig with me to the faroe islands tonight? .p
Hejeydna (Eydna Gudmundsson) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:24:32 -0000
@Fonzie_Gomez hii fonzie, are u cominig with me to the faroe islands tonight? .p
Just got back from school, I have to pack the last, and then im going to the faroe islands :-)
Hejeydna (Eydna Gudmundsson) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:10:58 -0000
Just got back from school, I have to pack the last, and then im going to the faroe islands :-)
Eivør Pálsdóttir videos - Music from Faroe islands http://elcaminodelnorte.blogspot.com/2009/11/eivr-palsdottir.html
velascoblogs (manuel velasco) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:55:59 -0000
Eivør Pálsdóttir videos - Music from Faroe islands http://elcaminodelnorte.blogspot.com/2009/11/eivr-palsdottir.html
Faroe Islands Black Sheep beer is not as good as I expected. Although I had killer expectations towards it. It was still decent though.
johannesg (Jóhannes G.) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:20:19 -0000
Faroe Islands Black Sheep beer is not as good as I expected. Although I had killer expectations towards it. It was still decent though.
RT via @SmileyDi http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-the-bloody-tradition-of-the-faroe-islands please sign this petiton and RT
sanmarco2nd (Sandra) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:15:59 -0000
RT via @SmileyDi http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-the-bloody-tradition-of-the-faroe-islands please sign this petiton and RT
@TheBandBlake http://bluepanjeet.net/2008/11/22/1594/the-horrible-whale-and-dolphin-massacre-tradition-of-faroe-islands-in-denmark/
sanmarco2nd (Sandra) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:46:39 -0000
@TheBandBlake http://bluepanjeet.net/2008/11/22/1594/the-horrible-whale-and-dolphin-massacre-tradition-of-faroe-islands-in-denmark/

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