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Country
Land area, km
2
1 396
Sea area, km
2
274 000
Updated: June 2009
Consumer price index
January 1, 2010
115.0
Annual average growth in %
-1.1
Updated: August 2010
Population 2009
December 31
48 650
Births
614
Deaths
386
Immigration
1 341
Emigration
1 621
Annual growth in %
-0.1
Updated: August 2010
Wage expenditure 2009
Total in mill. DKK
6 701
- Fishing industry
1 096
- Construction and other industry
878
- Private service industry
2 288
- Public service and administration
2 440
Updated: August 2010
Balance of trade 2009
Balance in mill. DKK
-101
Exports in mill. DKK (f.o.b.)
4 098
Imports in mill. DKK (c.i.f.)
4 199
Updated: August 2010
Labour market 2009
Number of fulltime-unemployed (average)
1 076
Unemployed as % of the labour force (average)
3.8
Updated: August 2010
National Accounts 2009
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in mill. DKK
11 784
- GDP per capita in 1 000 DKK
242
Current Account in mill. DKK (20086)
-347
Net foreign liabilities in mill. DKK. (31.12.2008)
-1 310
- net foreign liabilities per capita in 1 000 DKK (2008)
-27
Updated: August 2010
Taxes in % of GDP 2008
Total taxes
46.7
Taxes on income and wealth
26.9
Taxes on production and imports
15.1
Compulsory actual social contributions
4.7
Capital taxes
0.1
Updated: August 2010
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 2009
Total catch in tonnes
551 922
Faroese wet fish catch in tonnes
111 991
Faroese wet fish catch in mill. DKK.
778
Updated: August 2010