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Balearic Islands
| Location |
W Mediterranean Sea |
| Latitude and longitude |
39 00 N, 2 00 E |
| Sovereignty |
Spain |
| Political status notes |
A province of Spain |
| Population |
796,498 |
| Land area in square kilometers |
5,015 |
| Capital |
Palma de Mallorca |
Fundamental legal document(s) online
|
| Estatut
d’Autonomia de les Illes Balears (Catalan),
from the Government of the Balearic Islands (PDF 82 KB) |
| Estatut
d’Autonomia de les Illes Balears (Catalan),
from El Col-legi Oficial de Metges, Illes Balears |
Sources and other useful websites
|
| Government of
the Balearic Islands |
| The Eurisles
information system database: under España, first select
Baléares and, if desired, a particular island within the jurisdiction;
then, under "domain", select the particular type of
information sought and, under "variable", a particular
subcategory of information |
| United Nations System-Wide Earthwatch Island
Directory |
Selected articles on law and political status
|
| Le
Régime Spécial des îles Baléares (French), by D. Joan
Mesquida Ferrando, Conseller de Hacienda y Presupuestos, Govern de les
Illes Balears, in Jean-Didier Hache (editor), What
Status for Europe's Islands? (Quel Statut pour les Îles
d'Europe?) (2000); an abstract
in English (The Special Regime of the Balearic Islands)
is available |
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