Governments on the WWW: Faroes

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Faroes [ Føroyar - Færøerne ]

Official languages: Faroese, Danish

Territory Institutions:

• Føroya Løgting [Parliament of the Faroes]
• Føroya Landsstýri [Government of the Faroes]
• Fíggjarmálastýrið
  • Toll- og Skattstova [Customs and Tax Authority]
  • Hagstova Føroya [Statistics Faroes]
• Undirvísingar- og Mentamálastýrið
  • Útvarp Føroya [Radio Faroe Islands]
  • Sjónvarp Føroya
• Vinnumálastýrið
  • Menningarstovan [Trade Council]
• Almanna- og Heilsumálastýrið
  • Heilsufrøðiliga Starvsstovan [Food and Environmental Agency]
• Arbeiðsloysisskipanin (ALS) [Employment Office]
• Landsverkfrøðingurin (LV) [Office of Public Works]
• Politi [Police]
• Ferðaráð Føroya [Tourist Board of the Faroes]
• Landsbanki Føroya [State Bank of the Faroes]

Municipal Institutions:

• Tórshavnar Kommuna [Municipality of Tórshavn]

Political Parties:

• Tjóðveldisflokkurin
  • Unga Tjóðveldið
• Javnaðarflokkurin
• Sambandsflokkurin
• Fólkaflokkurin

Additional Information:

General Information:

• The World Factbook (by the CIA)

Political Information:

• Elections around the world (by Wilfried Derksen)
• World Statesmen (by Benjamin Cahoon)
• Political Resources on the Net (by Roberto Cicciomessere)

Information from Encyclopedias:

• Columbia Encyclopedia (by Columbia University Press)

Touristic Information:

• Lonely Planet Destinations (by Lonely Planet Publications)

Other Information:

• Flags Of The World (by Giuseppe Bottasini, Rob Raeside, Mark Sensen and others)
• World Flag Database (by Graham Bartram)