The Faroe Islands, also known as the Faroes, are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the Scottish islands of Hebrides and Shetland, the archipelago had a population of 54,870 as of November 2025 and a land area of 1,393 km² (538 square miles). The capital and largest city is Tórshavn.
Torshavn, also known locally as Havn, is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. The city itself had a population of 14,223 in 2024, and the wider metropolitan area had a population of 22,444, including the suburbs of Hoyvík and Argir.