Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 220V, 50Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call Faroe Islands
- +298
What every visitor should know about Faroe Islands:
- Money
- The currency is the Danish krone (DKK). 1 DKK is worth about US$0.19, or €0.13.
- Crime
- Capital
- Torshavn
- Tap water
- Excellent. Water from the tap is safe to drink.
Faroe Islands facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 48,856
- Language
- Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish
- Ethnicity
- Scandinavian
Economy
- GDP
- US$31,000 (per capita)