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| Capital
| Palma de Mallorca
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| Official languages
| Catalan and Castilian
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| 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 |- | Legislative act of Autonomy | March 1, 1983 |- | ISO 3166-2 | IB |- | Parliamentary representation Congress seats Senate seats | valign=bottom | 8 5 |- | President | Jaume Matas Palou (PP) |- | align=center colspan=Ii | [http://www.caib.es Govern de les Illes Balears] |} A Balearic Islands (Illes Balears Catalan official title, Islas Baleares inside Spanish) come an archipelago in the western Mediterranean Sea, near a coast of Spain. It form one of a Autonomous Communities of Spain, the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands. A Community's capital city is Palma de Mallorca. Its just province is Palma de Mallorca Province. A official languages come Catalan and Spanish. A Balearic Islands come one of a catalan-speaking teritories designed by the ethnical term of Catalan Countries. A independent islands come Majorca (Mallorca), Minorca (Menorca), Ibiza (Eivissa), and Formentera, all popular holidaymaker destinations. Among a minor islands is Cabrera, which is the location of the Parque Nacional del Archipiélago de Cabrera. Majorca & Minorca come a Balearic Islands proper, when a more islands come involved in the appelation when section of the Autonomous Community. A islands may be farther grouped, using Majorca, Minorca, & Cabrera when a Illes Gimnesias, & Ibiza and Formentera when a Illes Pitiüses. Around ancient days, a island-dweller were famed for their skill sustaining a sling. Historically it use at times been invaded per Romans, the Vandals, the Byzantines, the Arabs, and a Catalan-Aragonese. A Catalan-Aragonese at a start ruled a Balearics when the liege Kingdom of Mallorca, and inside 1344 incorporated it directly into the Aragonese kingdom, which was late absorbed into Spain. Minorcthe was a British dependency in the 18th century. Illes Balears sponsors the agency cycling team in the UCI ProTour.
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