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Country
Land area, km
2
1 396
Sea area, km
2
274 000
Updated June 10, 2009
Consumer price index
January 1, 2009
117.5
Annual growth in %
4.7
Updated June 10, 2009
Population 2008
December 31
48 778
Births
664
Deaths
377
Immigration
1 585
Emigration
1 477
Annual growth in %
0.2
Updated June 10, 2009
Wage expenditure 2008
Total in mill. DKK
7 035
- Fishing industry
1 251
- Construction and other industry
992
- Private service industry
2 346
- Public service and administration
2 447
Updated June 10, 2009
Balance of trade 2008
Balance in mill. DKK
-690
Exports in mill. DKK (f.o.b.)
4 323
Imports in mill. DKK (c.i.f.)
5 013
Updated June 10, 2009
Labour market 2008
Number of fulltime-unemployed (average)
374
Unemployed as % of the labour force (average)
1.3
Updated June 10, 2009
National Accounts 2008
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in mill. DKK
12 474
- GDP per capita in 1 000 DKK
257
Current Account in mill. DKK (2006)
142
Net foreign liabilities in mill. DKK. (31.12.2006)
-3 738
- net foreign liabilities per capita in 1 000 DKK (2006)
-77
Updated June 25, 2009
Taxes in % of GDP 2007
Total taxes
46.6
Taxes on income and wealth
26.4
Taxes on production and imports
15.9
Compulsory actual social contributions
4.3
Capital taxes
0.1
Updated June 25, 2009
The Faroese fleet 2007
Total number of all ships
257
Total number of fishing vessels
150
All ships in 1 000 GT
252
All fishing vessels in 1 000 GT
104
Fishing 2008
Total catch in tonnes
521 302
Faroese wet fish catch in tonnes
111 719
Faroese wet fish catch in mill. DKK.
902
Updated August 19, 2009