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Here are a few statistics - the complete set is available on the Faroe Islands Office of Statistics website.
Population living on 17 islands:
per September 2006 was 48.318
per November 2002 was 47.520, per December 2001 was 46,996
per March 1999 was 44.958, per December 1998 was 44,801,
per December 1997 was 44.262, per December 1996 was 43,790.
In December 1989 there were 47.788 inhabitants.
Largest town in the Faroes is Tórshavn (the capital) with,
per December 2001: 18.071 inhabitants.
per July 1998: 16.126 inhabitants.
per Dec. 1996: 15.539 inhabitants.
Next Largest is Klaksvík with:
per December 2001 5.220 inhabitants.
per July 1998 5.012 inhabitants.
per Dec. 1996 4.502 inhabitants.
Distance from north to south of Faroes is 118 km
and from east to west is 79 km
Average height of all land above sea level is 300m
GDP: in 1997 was 5.610 mill. Dkk, in 1996 was 5.271 mill. Dkk
and in 1995 was 4.920 mill. Dkk
Unemployment
In October 2002 unemployment was 2.2%.
Before 1989 there was hardly any unemployment, but after the economic recession, which started at the end of 1989, unemployment rose to nearly 25% and then fell per April 1995 to: 16%
By April 1996 it was 14%, per April 1997 11% and per Aug. 1998 7%
Exports:
Total in metric tons 1997 297.050
Life expectancy at birth in 1993 was:
men 73 women 80
Divorces as % of marriages contracted. per 1994 - 17%
Abortions per 1000 live births in 1994 - 79
Women in parliament in 1996 total % 16%
Women in local government in 1993-96 total % 16%
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