Infant mortality rate: 10.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 78.43 years male: 75.53 years female: 81.45 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.36 children born/woman (1998 est.)

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

Ethnic groups: Scandinavian

Religions: Evangelical Lutheran

Languages: Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish

Literacy: NA note: similar to Denmark proper

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Country name: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Faroe Islands local long form: none local short form: Foroyar