1,000 population (1996 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 0.99 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.15 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
all ages: 1.06 male(s)/female (1996 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 7.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.83 years
male: 74.75 years
female: 80.88 years (1996 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.38 children born/woman (1996 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Faroese (singular and plural)
adjective: Faroese

Ethnic divisions: Scandinavian

Religions: Evangelical Lutheran

Languages: Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish

Literacy: NA

Government
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Name of country:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Faroe Islands
local long form: none
local short form: Foroyar

Data code: FO

Type of government: part of the Danish realm; self-governing
overseas administrative division of Denmark

Capital: Torshavn

Administrative divisions: none (self-governing overseas
administrative division of Denmark)

Independence: none (part of the Danish realm; self-governing
overseas administrative division of Denmark)

National holiday: Birthday of the Queen, 16 April (1940)

Constitution: 5 June 1953 (Danish constitution)

Legal system: Danish

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch:
chief of state: Queen MARGRETHE II (of Denmark since 14 January
1972), who is a constitutional monarch, is represented by High
Commissioner Bent KLINTE, chief administrative officer (since NA)
head of government: Prime Minister Edmund JOENSEN (since 15
September 1994) was elected by the Logting
cabinet: Landsstyri was elected by the Logting

Legislative branch: unicameral
Faroese Parliament (Logting): elections last held 8 July 1994 (next
to be held by July 1998); results - percent of vote by party NA;
seats - (32 total) Liberal Party 8, People's Party 6, Social
Democrats 5, Republicans 4, Workers' Party 3, Christian Democrats 2,
Center Party 2, Home Rule Party 2
Danish Parliament: elections last held on 21 September 1994 (next to
be held by September 1998); results - percent of vote by party NA;
seats - (2 total) Liberals 2

Judicial branch: none

Political parties and leaders: Social Democratic Party, Marita
PETERSEN; Workers Front, Oli JACOBSEN; Home Rule Party, Helena Dam A
NEYSTABO; The "C