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Faroese
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people from or residents of the Faroe Islands
Faroese refers to people from or residents of the Faroe Islands, a self-governing territory located in the North Atlantic between Iceland and Norway. Understanding who the Faroese are is relevant to learning about the culture, politics, and communities of this distinctive North Atlantic region.
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Key facts
- Faroe islands
- ≈50,000
- Denmark
- 21,687
- Norway
- 1,981
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Faroese folk dance club from vagar.jpg
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- native label
- Føroyingar
- Commons category
- People of the Faroe Islands
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Faroese people or Faroe Islanders (Faroese: føroyingar; Danish: færinger) are an ethnic group native to the Faroe Islands. The Faroese are of mixed Norse and Gaelic origins. About 21,000 Faroese live in neighbouring countries, particularly in Denmark, Iceland and Norway. Most Faroese are citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark, in which the Faroe Islands are a constituent nation. The Faroese language is one of the North Germanic languages and is closely related to Icelandic and to western Norwegian varieties.
Origins