GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2010): $2.22 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2010): $1.471 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2008): $30,500 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Tòrshavn (Thorshavn)
Population (Estimated July 2012): 49,483
Area: 1,399 km2 or 540 mi2
Currency: Danish Krone (DKK)
Official Language: Faroese; Danish
Political Information: Parliamentary Democracy, Constitutional Monarchy
(Part of the Kingdom of Denmark)
Official Religion: Faroese Lutheran
(approximately 83.8% of the population are Evangelical Lutheran, 16.2% have other religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Slaettaratindur at 882m or 2,894ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): GMT
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: Part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
Leaders: Queen Margrethe II with Dan M. Knudsen as High Commissioner and Kaj Leo Johannesen as Prime Minister
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, Encyclopaedia Britannica.
