Faroe Islands (Concert of Europe)

The Faroe Islands (Norwegian: Færøyene, Faroese: Føroyar) are an archipelago in the northern and a region of. The islands are approximately equidistant between the Scandinavian peninsula and. They were originally settled by Celtic monks, before being discovered by Viking sailors and annexed to Norway.

The Faroe are hilly and not densely wooded, with cliffs and plateaus dominating most of the archipelago. Because of their relative remoteness from the rest of, the island are home to an indigenous language (Faroese) which has developed from Old Norse independently from other Scandinavian languages, and enjoys official status along with Norwegian. The Faroe's economy is based on whaling, fishing and agriculture.