Faroe Islands Map & Atlas

The Faroe Islands is divided into 1 first-level administrative divisions:

Tórshavn is the largest urban area in the Faroe Islands with about 14,398 people.

Highest terrain in the Faroe Islands: ≈ 897 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

No major named rivers or lakes are mapped for the Faroe Islands at this map scale.

Faroese 83.8% (Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon descent), Danish 8.3%, Filipino 1.2%, other Nordic 0.9%, other 4.5% (includes Polish and Romanian) (2024 est.)

Regionally, Faroese is the most common ethnic group across most of the 1 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2024 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Christian 87% (predominantly Evangelical Lutheran), other 0.9%, none 3.7%, unspecified 8.9% (2011 est.)

Regionally, Christian is the most common religious group across most of the 1 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2011 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Faroese 93.8% (derived from Old Norse), Danish 3.2%, other 3% (2011 est.)

Regionally, Faroese is the most common language group across most of the 1 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2011 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys