The Faroe Islands, or simply the Faroes (Føroyar ; Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
They are located 200 mi north-northwest of the United Kingdom, and about halfway between Norway (360 mi away) and Iceland (270 mi away). The islands form part of the Kingdom of Denmark, along with mainland Denmark and Greenland. The islands have a total area of about 540 sqmi with a population of 54,000 as of June 2022.