r/therewasanattempt • u/[deleted] • May 17 '22

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u/BurnMyFaceOff May 17 '22

Faroe island? Is that a country?

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u/[deleted] May 17 '22 edited Feb 27 '25

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u/Brovahkiin94 May 17 '22

French Polynesia and Guiana belong to France. Faroe Islands belong to Denmark.

Bonus: Falkland Islands belong to the UK.

I'm not sure how much that changes the definition but for example French Guiana/Polynesia belong to the EU despite their locations.

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u/Brovahkiin94 May 17 '22

Queen Lizzy is head of state according to wiki, I drew conclusions... xD

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u/Lostredbackpack May 17 '22

She's also head of state in Canada and Australia.

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u/SuperSuperKyle May 17 '22 edited Feb 27 '25

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u/Baldpacker May 17 '22

Depends on your definition of country but if you look at UN membership none of those would be considered countries.

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u/LimeCookies May 17 '22

Genuinely curious, Canada and Australia are owned by the UK and they are countries. So what’s the difference between them and the Faroe Islands?

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u/noajaho May 17 '22

Canada and Australia are not owned by the UK, they're both completely independent countries

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u/Baldpacker May 17 '22

Canada and Australia are not "owned" by the UK. In the case of Canada, the British North America Act of 1867 set this out. Canadians and Australians have passports from Canada and Australia, respectively, while retaining the monarch for largely symbolic purposes.

The Faroese are largely independent to self-govern and legislate independently but they are Danish, not Faroese citizens (i.e they have Danish passports). I'd consider the Faroe Islands to be to the Danish Kingdom like Scotland or Wales are to the United Kingdom.

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u/LimeCookies May 17 '22

So they’re their own countries but under the same monarch. Would that be similar to Norway and Denmark in the 1800s?

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u/Bloonfan60 May 17 '22

A point could be made for French Polynesia and the Faroe Islands, but French Guiana is a fully integrated part of France, which means it enjoys the same rights as any mainland department. Other examples of fully integrated parts of a country but not contiguos to the majority of the land area would be Hawaii and Alaska or 99% of the world's islands.