The Faroe Islands are a small island nation of around 50,000 people, with around a quarter of those living in the capital, Tórshavn. There are so few people in the Faroe Islands that they are far outnumbered by the sheep, as there are over 70,000 of those. The official language is Faroese, which closely resembles Icelandic. There is nowhere in the Faroe islands that is more than 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the sea. It is a haven for puffins; however, the national bird of the Faroes is the oystercatcher (Tjaldur)