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Faroe Islands |
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| Capital: |
Tórshavn |
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| Region: |
Europe |
| Subregion: |
Northern Europe |
| Area: |
1393 |
| Population size: (2025-06-19 21:41) |
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| Number of postal codes: |
130 |
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^(?:FO)*(d{3})$ |
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FO |
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| CallingCode: |
+298 |
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FRO |
 A country, state, region... (40) |
| Second-order administrative division (ADM2)
(A subdivision of a first-order administrative division) | 29 | | First-order administrative division (ADM1)
(A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States) | 6 | | Historical second-order administrative division (ADM2H)
(A former second-order administrative division) | 1 | | Dependent political entity (PCLD)
| 1 | | Third-order administrative division (ADM3)
(A subdivision of a second-order administrative division) | 3 | |
 Stream, lake... (304) |
| Pond (PND)
(A small standing waterbody) | 33 | | Bay (BAY)
(A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf) | 23 | | Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 145 | | Strait (STRT)
(A relatively narrow waterway, usually narrower and less extensive than a sound, connecting two larger bodies of water) | 16 | | Inlet (INLT)
(A narrow waterway extending into the land, or connecting a bay or lagoon with a larger body of water) | 3 | | Cove(s) (COVE)
(A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay) | 13 | | Lake (LK)
(A large inland body of standing water) | 11 | | Ravine(s) (RVN)
(A small, narrow, deep, steep-sided stream channel, smaller than a gorge) | 8 | | Reservoir(s) (RSV)
(An artificial pond or lake) | 4 | | Spring(s) (SPNG)
(A place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground) | 1 | | Fjord (FJD)
(A long, narrow, steep-walled, deep-water arm of the sea at high latitudes, usually along mountainous coasts) | 13 | | Sound (SD)
(A long arm of the sea forming a channel between the mainland and an island or islands; or connecting two larger bodies of water) | 5 | | Anchorage (ANCH)
(An area where vessels may anchor) | 1 | | Narrows (NRWS)
(A navigable narrow part of a bay, strait, river, etc.) | 5 | | Marine channel (CHNM)
(That part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable) | 8 | | Bank(s) (BNK)
(An elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation) | 3 | | Bog(s) (BOG)
(A wetland characterized by peat forming sphagnum moss, sedge, and other acid-water plants) | 1 | | Bight(s) (BGHT)
(An open body of water forming a slight recession in a coastline) | 6 | | Rapids (RPDS)
(A turbulent section of a stream associated with a steep, irregular stream bed) | 1 | | Lagoon (LGN)
(A shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature) | 1 | | Waterfall(s) (FLLS)
(A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream) | 3 | |
 Parks, area ... (15) |
| Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 5 | | Port (PRT)
(A place provided with terminal and transfer facilities for loading and discharging waterborne cargo or passengers, usually located in a harbor) | 9 | | Park (PRK)
(An area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation) | 1 | |
 City, village... (185) |
| Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 163 | | Seat of a second-order administrative division (PPLA2)
| 12 | | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 5 | | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | | Abandoned populated place (PPLQ)
| 2 | | Section of populated place (PPLX)
| 2 | |
 Road, railroad (5) |
| Road junction (RDJCT)
(A place where two or more roads join) | 1 | | Road tunnel (TNLRD)
(A tunnel through which a road passes) | 1 | | Street (ST)
(A paved urban thoroughfare) | 2 | | Tunnel (TNL)
(A subterranean passageway for transportation) | 1 | |
 Spot, building, farm (134) |
| Quay (QUAY)
(A structure of solid construction along a shore or bank which provides berthing for ships and which generally provides cargo handling facilities) | 2 | | Whaling station (STNW)
(A facility for butchering whales and processing train oil) | 1 | | Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 1 | | Cave(s) (CAVE)
(An underground passageway or chamber, or cavity on the side of a cliff) | 20 | | Monument (MNMT)
(A commemorative structure or statue) | 4 | | Mole (MOLE)
(A massive structure of masonry or large stones serving as a pier or breakwater) | 1 | | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 4 | | Tower (TOWR)
(A high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter) | 4 | | Fort (FT)
(A defensive structure or earthworks) | 1 | | Church (CH)
(A building for public Christian worship) | 7 | | School (SCH)
(Building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place) | 3 | | Stadium (STDM)
(A structure with an enclosure for athletic games with tiers of seats for spectators) | 2 | | Bus stop (BUSTP)
(A place lacking station facilities) | 2 | | Hospital (HSP)
(A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated) | 2 | | Historical site (HSTS)
(A place of historical importance) | 2 | | Meteorological station (STNM)
(A station at which weather elements are recorded) | 36 | | Lighthouse (LTHSE)
(A distinctive structure exhibiting a major navigation light) | 12 | | Theater (THTR)
(A building or outdoor area used for live theatrical presentations, concerts, opera or dance productions, cinema, and/or other stage productions) | 2 | | Farm (FRM)
(A tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture) | 3 | | Cemetery (CMTY)
(A burial place or ground) | 4 | | Bank (BANK)
(A business establishment in which money is kept for saving or commercial purposes or is invested, supplied for loans, or exchanged. ) | 1 | | Athletic field (ATHF)
(A tract of land used for playing team sports, and athletic track and field events) | 1 | | House(s) (HSE)
(A building used as a human habitation) | 2 | | Corral(s) (CRRL)
(A pen or enclosure for confining or capturing animals) | 1 | | Museum (MUS)
(A building where objects of permanent interest in one or more of the arts and sciences are preserved and exhibited) | 4 | | Administrative facility (ADMF)
(A government building) | 1 | | Abandoned factory (MFGQ)
| 1 | | Ruin(s) (RUIN)
(A destroyed or decayed structure which is no longer functional) | 1 | | Beacon (BCN)
(A fixed artificial navigation mark) | 1 | | University (UNIV)
(An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.) | 2 | | Wharf(-ves) (WHRF)
(A structure of open rather than solid construction along a shore or a bank which provides berthing for ships and cargo-handling facilities) | 1 | | Bus station (BUSTN)
(A facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading passengers ) | 1 | | Mall (MALL)
(A large, often enclosed shopping complex containing various stores, businesses, and restaurants usually accessible by common passageways.) | 1 | | Zoo (ZOO)
(A zoological garden or park where wild animals are kept for exhibition) | 1 | | Building(s) (BLDG)
(A structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc.) | 1 | | Boatyard (BTYD)
(A waterside facility for servicing, repairing, and building small vessels) | 1 | |
 Mountain, hill, rock... (1218) |
| Valley (VAL)
(An elongated depression usually traversed by a stream) | 54 | | Cirque (CRQ)
(A bowl-like hollow partially surrounded by cliffs or steep slopes at the head of a glaciated valley) | 66 | | Cliff(s) (CLF)
(A high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area) | 59 | | Peak (PK)
(A pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature) | 44 | | Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 64 | | Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 164 | | Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 268 | | Headland (HDLD)
(A high projection of land extending into a large body of water beyond the line of the coast) | 64 | | Cleft(s) (CFT)
(A deep narrow slot, notch, or groove in a coastal cliff) | 129 | | Pass (PASS)
(A break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap]) | 62 | | Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 31 | | Ridge(s) (RDGE)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest) | 31 | | Isthmus (ISTH)
(A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses and bordered by water) | 6 | | Promontory(-ies) (PROM)
(A bluff or prominent hill overlooking or projecting into a lowland) | 9 | | Rocks (RKS)
(Conspicuous, isolated rocky masses) | 18 | | Spur(s) (SPUR)
(A subordinate ridge projecting outward from a hill, mountain or other elevation) | 25 | | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 86 | | Slope(s) (SLP)
(A surface with a relatively uniform slope angle) | 8 | | Saddle (SDL)
(A broad, open pass crossing a ridge or between hills or mountains) | 9 | | Peninsula (PEN)
(An elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water) | 2 | | Beach (BCH)
(A shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves) | 5 | | Islands (ISLS)
(Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 2 | | Cape (CAPE)
(A land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction) | 2 | | Spit (SPIT)
(A narrow, straight or curved continuation of a beach into a waterbody) | 1 | | Terrace (TRR)
(A long, narrow alluvial platform bounded by steeper slopes above and below, usually overlooking a waterbody) | 1 | | Upland (UPLD)
(An extensive interior region of high land with low to moderate surface relief) | 1 | | Stony desert (REG)
(A desert plain characterized by a surface veneer of gravel and stones) | 1 | | Islet (ISLET)
(Small island, bigger than rock, smaller than island.) | 5 | | Boulder field (BLDR)
(A high altitude or high latitude bare, flat area covered with large angular rocks) | 1 | |
 Forest, heath... (1) |
| Cultivated area (CULT)
(An area under cultivation) | 1 | |
