Faroe Islands independent country, but they do have political relations directly with other countries through agreement with Denmark. The Faroe Islands are a member of some international organisations as though they were an independent country. The Faroe Islands are a member of several international sports federations like UEFA, FIFA in football and FINA in swimming and EHF in handball and have their own national teams. The Faroe Islands have their own telephone country code, Internet country code top-level domain, banking code and postal country code. The Faroe Islands make their own agreements with other countries regarding trade and commerce. When the EU
Flora of the Faroe Islands Flora of the Faroe Islands The flora of the Faroe Islands consists of over 400 different plant species. Most of the lowland area is grassland and some is heather mainly "Calluna vulgaris". The Faroese nature is characterized by the lack of trees, and resembles that of Connemara and Dingle in Ireland. Among the numerous herbaceous flora that occur in the Faroe Islands is the marsh thistle, "Cirsium palustre". There are no native forests in the Faroe Islands, and only a few woody plants occur. Findings of "Betula pubescens" trunks and branches in the soil, dated to c. 2300 BC, and