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*_People _#_Population: 48,151 (July 1991), growth rate 0.9% (1991) _#_Birth rate: 17 births/1,000 population (1991) _#_Death rate: 8 deaths/1,000 population (1991) _#_Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991) _#_Infant mortality rate: 9 deaths/1,000 live births (1991) _#_Life expectancy at birth: 75 years male, 81 years female (1991) _#_Total fertility rate: 2.2 children born/woman (1991) _#_Nationality: noun--Faroese (sing., pl.); adjective--Faroese _#_Ethnic divisions: homogeneous Scandinavian population _#_Religion: Evangelical Lutheran _#_Language: Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish _#_Literacy: NA% (male NA%, female NA%) _#_Labor force: 17,585; largely engaged in fishing, manufacturing, transportation, and commerce _#_Organized labor: NA _*_Government _#_Long-form name: none _#_Type: part of the Danish realm; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark _#_Capital: Torshavn _#_Administrative divisions: none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark) _#_Independence: part of the Danish realm; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark _#_Constitution: Danish _#_Legal system: Danish _#_National holiday: Birthday of the Queen, 16 April (1940) _#_Executive branch: Danish monarch, high commissioner, prime minister, deputy prime minister, Cabinet (Landsstyri) _#_Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament (Logting) _#_Judicial branch: none _#_Leaders: Chief of State--Queen MARGRETHE II (since 14 January 1972), represented by High Commissioner Bent KLINTE (since NA); Head of Government--Prime Minister Atli P. DAM (since 15 January 1991) _#_Political parties and leaders: two-party ruling coalition--Social Democratic Party, Atli P. DAM; People's Party, Jogvan SUNDSTEIN; opposition--Cooperation Coalition Party, Pauli ELLEFSEN; Republican Party, Signer HANSEN; Progressive and Fishing Industry Party-Christian People's Party (PFIP-CPP), leader NA; Progress Party, leader NA; Home Rule Party, Hilmar KASS _#_Suffrage: universal at age 20 _#_Elections: Faroese Parliament--last held 17 November 1990 (next to be held November 1994); results--Social Democratic 27.4%, People's Party 21.9%, Cooperation Coalition Party 18.9%, Republican Party 14.7%, Home Rule 8.8%, PFIP-CPP 5.9%, other 2.4%; seats--(32 total) two-party coalition 17 (Social D
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