Balearic Islands, (Spanish Baleares)
Mediterranean group of islands forming an
autonomous region of Spain; including
Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza, Cabrera, and
Formentera.
area 5,000 sq km/1,930 sq mi capital Palma de
Mallorca products figs, olives, oranges,
wine, brandy, coal, iron, slate; tourism is
crucial population (1986) 755,000 history a
Roman colony from 123 BC, the Balearic
Islands were an independent Moorish kingdom
1009-1232; they were conquered by Aragon
1343.