Faeroe Islands

geographical name

Faer·​oe Islands ˈfer-(ˌ)ō 

variants or Faroe Islands or Faeroese Føroyar

ˈfœr-ˌyär 

or Danish Faeroerne

ˈfa-rœ-ˌər-nə 

self-governing islands of Denmark in the northeastern Atlantic northwest of the Shetlands; capital Tórshavn area 540 square miles (1404 square kilometers), population 48,400