General Information
Size | Fuerteventura: 1.731 square kilometers Tenerife: 2.057 square kilometers Gran Canaria: 1.532 square kilometers La Palma: 728 square kilometers Lanzarote: 826 sq km La Gomera: 378 sq km El Hierro: 279 sq km |
Location | Approx. 100 km to 250 km west of Africa About 1.000 km to 1.300 km from the Spanish mainland |
population | Fuerteventura: approx. 100.000 Gran Canaria: around 850.000 Lanzarote: approx. 140.000 Tenerife: approx. 890.000 La Palma: approx. 82.000 La Gomera: around 20.000 El Hierro: around 11.000 |
Capital | Fuerteventura: Puerto del Rosario Gran Canaria: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Lanzarote: Arrecife Tenerife: Santa Cruz de Tenerife La Palma: Santa Cruz de La Palma La Gomera: San Sebastian El Hierro: Valverde |
Highest elevation | Teide (Tenerife) 3.718 m, Pozo de las Nieves (Gran Canaria) 1.949 m |
Temperature | Winter: 17 to 25 ° C Summer: 19 to 30 ° C |
Religion | Catholicism |
Economy | Tourism, agriculture, fishing, construction and industry |
Export item | Bananas, tomatoes, goat cheese, tropical fruits and flowers |