the essentials in brief
Size
| Fuerteventura: | 1.731 sq km |
| Tenerife: | 2.057 sq km |
| Gran Canaria: | 1.532 sq km |
| The Palm: | 728 sq km |
| Lanzarote: | 826 sq km |
| La Gomera: | 378 sq km |
| The iron: | 279 sq km |
location
| Approx. 100 km to 250 km west of Africa | |
| Approx. 1.000 km to 1.300 km from mainland Spain | |
| Longitude: | between 16th and 17th degrees west longitude |
| Latitude: | between 27 and 28 degrees north latitude |
population
| Fuerteventura: | approx. 87.000 |
| Gran Canaria: | approx. 803.000 |
| Lanzarote: | approx. 123.000 |
| Tenerife: | approx. 839.000 |
| The Palm: | approx. 85.000 |
| La Gomera: | approx. 22.000 |
| The iron: | approx. 11.000 |
Capital
| Fuerteventura: | Puerto del Rosario |
| Gran Canaria: | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| Lanzarote: | Reef |
| Tenerife: | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| The Palm: | Santa Cruz de La Palma |
| La Gomera: | San Sebastian |
| The iron: | 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 items: | Bananas, tomatoes, goat cheese, tropical fruits and flowers |
