Introduction
The North Sea is home to the Orkney, Shetland, and Faroe Island territories. Orkney and Shetland are today part of Scotland, while the Faroe Islands are today part of Denmark. However, all three (3) island chains effectively appear the same geographically, with mostly cultural differences separating the three island chains. The Orkney Islands are the furthest south and are immediately north of Caithness on the Scottish mainland, while the Shetland Islands to the north represent the northernmost territory associated with Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole. The Faroe Islands, however, are a territory of Denmark with relative autonomy, such as the island region opting out of the European Union to protect associated fisheries and related Faroese cultural traits.
Populations
The Orkney and Shetland Islands of Scotland are around 21,000 to 22,000 residents by population per territory, while the Faroe Islands are around 59,000 residents by population. Just as the islands themselves are on the relatively smaller and more isolated side, the overseas territorial populations are similarly small, with similar population dynamics also occurring in the significantly larger Iceland (population approximately 390,000).
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