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Comunitat Autònoma de les
Illes Balears
Comunidad Autónoma de las Illes Balears
image:ccaa-balearic.png
Capital Palma de Mallorca
Official languages Catalan and Castilian
Area


 - total


 - % of Spain
Ranked 17th


4 992 km²


1,0%
Population


 - Total (2003)
 - % of Spain


 - Density
Ranked 14th


916 968
2,2%


183,69/km²
Demonym


 - English
 - Catalan


 - Spanish


Balearic
balear
balear

Statute of Autonomy March 1, 1983
ISO 3166-2 IB

Parliamentary
representation


 Congress seats
 Senate seats

 

7

1
President Jaume Matas Palou (PPIB)
Govern de les Illes Balears (http://www.caib.es)

The Balearic Islands (Illes Balears Catalan official name, Islas Baleares in Spanish) are an archipelago in the western Spain. The capital of the autonomous community is Palma de Mallorca. The autonomous community consists of one province.


The official languages are Catalan and Spanish. The Catalan name Illes Balears is used by the Spanish government.

Map of the Balearic Islands
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Map of the Balearic Islands

The main islands are Majorca (Mallorca), Minorca (Menorca), Ibiza (Eivissa), and Formentera, all popular tourist destinations.


Minor islands include Cabrera, the location of the Parque Nacional del Archipiélago de Cabrera.


Strictly speaking, Majorca and Minorca are the Balearic Islands proper, with Ibiza and Formentera being the Illes Pitiüses; but both groups are usually referred to as the Balearic Islands.


Historically they have been invaded by the Romans, the Vandals, the Byzantines, the Arabs, and the Catalan-Aragonese. The Catalan-Aragonese initially ruled the Balearics as the vassal Kingdom of Mallorca, later incorporating it directly into the Aragonese kingdom in 1344; that kingdom was later absorbed into Spain.


Minorca was a British dependency in the 18th century.


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  Results from FactBites:
 
Met Office: Balearics & North Africa: Past (363 words)
Winter daytime average maximum temperatures in the Balearic Islands are significantly lower than the Canaries, peaking at about 15 °C (59 °F), with about 5 hours of sunshine per day and some 22 dry days each month on average.
The Balearic temperatures begin to warm respectably during the spring months, peaking at about 22 °C (72 °F) in May. By then, there are about 10 hours of sunshine on average per day, and also 25 dry days.
The peak summer season in the Balearics sees average daily maximum temperatures up to a very warm 29 °C (85 °F) with a respectable average of 11 hours of sunshine.
Balearic Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (258 words)
The Balearic Islands (Illes Balears Catalan official name, Islas Baleares in Spanish) are an archipelago in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the coast of Spain.
The Balearic Islands are one of the catalan-speaking teritories designed by the cultural term of Catalan Countries.
The Catalan-Aragonese initially ruled the Balearics as the vassal Kingdom of Mallorca, and in 1344 incorporated it directly into the Aragonese kingdom, which was later absorbed into Spain.
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