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The ''Balearic Islands'' (Catalan: '''Illes Balears'''; Spanish: '''Islas Baleares''') are one of the 17 autonomous communities of [[Spain]]. | The ''Balearic Islands'' (Catalan: '''Illes Balears'''; Spanish: '''Islas Baleares''') are one of the 17 autonomous communities of [[Spain]]. | ||
They are an archipelago of Spain in the western [[Mediterranean | They are an archipelago of Spain in the western [[Mediterranean]], near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. | ||
The four largest islands are: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. | The four largest islands are: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. | ||
Revision as of 13:31, 4 September 2011
The Balearic Islands (Catalan: Illes Balears; Spanish: Islas Baleares) are one of the 17 autonomous communities of Spain.
They are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.
The four largest islands are: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera.
The archipelago forms an autonomous community and a province of Spain with Palma as the capital city.
The co-official languages in the Balearic Islands are Catalan and Spanish. The current Statute of Autonomy declares the Balearic Islands as one nationality of Spain.
The population is around 1.1 million.
For more details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balearic_Islands