International Domain Registration

Faroe Islands International domain names Faroe Islands (.fo):

Restrictions: Faroe Islands domains, Registrations are expected to be based on trademark or legal name of registrant

.fo is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Faroe Islands. Any domain name should correspond to a trademark of the registrant (Type A application). It is however allowed to register a domain name without owning a matching trademark (Type B application) but any entity that owns such a trademark can fill an opposition within 20 days after the domain registration and get the concerned domain name for itself.

Background Information :

Population

August 2007 estimate 48 500 (202nd) - 2004 census 48,470 - Density 34/km2 (176th) 88/sq mi

GDP

(PPP) 2006 estimate - Total $2.2 billion (not ranked) - Per capita $45,250 (2006 estimate) (not ranked)

National Anthem

TȦ alfagra land mȡtt Thou, my most beauteous land

Area

Total 1,399 km2 (180th) 540 sq mi - Water (%) 0.5

International Dialling Code

298

Currency

Faroese krÈþnaÙ (DKK)

Population type

91.7% Faroese 5.8% Danish 0.4% Icelanders 0.2 % Norwegian 0.2% Poles

Government

Parliamentary democracy within a constitutional monarchy - Monarch Margrethe II - Prime Minister Kaj Leo Johannesen Autonomous province of the Kingdom of Denmark - Home rule April 1, 1948

Language

Faroese, Danish

Time Zone

GMT - Summer (DST) EST (UTC+1)Faroe Islands NASA satellite image. The Faroe Islands or Faeroe Islands or simply Faroe(s) or Faeroes (Faroese: Fȹroyar, meaning "Sheep Islands", Danish: FȪrȹerne, Norwegian: FȪrȹyene, Old Norse/Icelandic: FȪreyjar) are a group of islands in Nrthern Europe, between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. They have been an autonomous province of the Kingdom of Denmark since 1948. The Faroese have, over the years, taken control of most matters except defence (though they have a native coast guard), foreign affairs and the legal system. These three areas are the responsibility of Denmark.

The Faroes have close traditional ties to Iceland, Norway, Shetland, Orkney, the Outer Hebrides and Greenland. The archipelago was politically detached from Norway in 1814. The Faroes are represented in the Nordic Council as a part of the Danish delegation.


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