Facts and Figures
| Location: | About 100-350 km west of Africa, about 1.000-1.300 km from mainland Spain |
| Longitude: | Between 16th and 17th degrees west longitude |
| Latitude: | Between 27 and 28 degrees north latitude |
| Highest elevation: | Teide (Tenerife) 3.718 m |
| Air temperature: | Winter 17-25 °C, summer 19-30 °C |
| Water temperature: | Rarely below 18°C |
| State religion: | Roman Catholic |
| Economy: | Tourism, agriculture, fishing, construction and industry |
Size
| Tenerife: | 2.057 km² |
| Fuerteventura: | 1.731 km² |
| Gran Canaria: | 1.532 km² |
| Lanzarote: | 826 km² |
| The Palm: | 728 km² |
| La Gomera: | 378 km² |
| The iron: | 279 km² |
population
| Tenerife: | 650.000 |
| Fuerteventura: | 45.000 |
| Gran Canaria: | 750.000 |
| Lanzarote: | 75.000 |
| The Palm: | 92.000 |
| La Gomera: | 24.000 |
| The iron: | 7.500 |
Capital
| Tenerife: | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Fuerteventura: | Puerto del Rosario |
| Gran Canaria: | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| Lanzarote: | Arrecife |
| The Palm: | Santa Cruz de Palma |
| La Gomera: | San Sebastian |
| The iron: | Valverde |
