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Faroe Islands Government 1997https://photius.com/wfb1997/faroe_islands/faroe_islands_government.htmlSOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Country name
Data code FO Dependency status part of the Danish realm; self-governing overseas administrative divisionof Denmark Government type NA National capital Torshavn Administrative divisions none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark) Independence none (part of the Danish realm; self-governing overseas administrativedivision of Denmark) National holiday Birthday of the Queen, 16 April (1940) Constitution 5 June 1953 (Danish constitution) Legal system Danish Suffrage 18 years of age; universal Executive branch
Legislative branch
unicameral Faroese Parliament or Logting (32 seats; members are electedon a proportional basis from the seven constituencies to serve four-year terms)
Judicial branch none Political parties and leaders Social Democratic Party [Joannes EIDESGAARD]; Workers' Party [Alis JACOBSEN];Home Rule Party [Helena Dam A NEYSTABO]; Unionist Party [Edmund JOENSEN];Republican Party [Heini O. HEINESEN]; Center Party [Tordur NICLASEN]; ChristianPeople's Party [Niels Pauli DANIELSEN]; People's Party [Arnfinn KALLSBERG] International organization participation none Diplomatic representation in the US none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark) Diplomatic representation from the US none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark) Flag description
white with a red cross outlined in blue that extends to the edges ofthe flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in thestyle of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)
NOTE: The information regarding Faroe Islands on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Faroe Islands Government 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Faroe Islands Government 1997 should be addressed to the CIA. |