Travel Alert Status
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Time Difference
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Travel Climate
mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy
Travel Currency
6.586
Languages
Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish
Ethnic Groups
Scandinavian
National Holiday
Olaifest (Olavsoka) (commemorates the death in battle of King OLAF II of Norway, later St. OLAF), 29 July (1030)
Geographic Coordinates
62 00 N, 7 00 W
Location
Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Iceland and Norway
Airports
1