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