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Since the Faroe Islands is a part of the Danish Realm, education in the Faroe Islands is influenced and has similarities with the Danish educational system; there is an agreement on educational cooperation between the Faroe Islands and Denmark. [105] [107] [108] In 2012 the public spending on education was 8.1% of GDP. [109]
The Faroe Islands followed Norway's integration into the Kalmar Union in 1397 and came under de facto Danish rule following that union's dissolution in 1523. Following the introduction of Lutheranism in 1538, Faroese was banned in churches, schools, and state institutions, and disappeared from writing for more than three centuries.
The Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland became a part of Denmark at the Peace of Kiel in 1814, when the union of Denmark–Norway was dissolved. In 1816 the Løgting (the Faroese parliament) was officially abolished and replaced by a Danish judiciary.
The "Home Rule Act of the Faroe Islands" specifies that a 'Faroese' shall be understood to mean a person who is a "national of Denmark and a resident of the Faroe Islands". [5] The Government of Denmark issues special passports for its citizens living in the Faroe Islands and Greenland with the right to choose a regular Danish passport as well.
Kalsoy (Faroese pronunciation:, Danish: Kalsø) is an island in the north-east of the Faroe Islands of Denmark between Eysturoy and Kunoy. The name means man island; by contrast with the parallel island to the east, Kunoy, the name of which means woman island. [1]
The new Danish coat of arms [right] features a bear, the symbol of Greenland, and ram, the symbol of the Faroe Islands, more prominently.