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The Balearic Islands
(Illes Balears Catalan official name, Islas Baleares in Spanish) are an archipelago in the western Mediterranean Sea, forming an autonomous community of Spain. The capital of the autonomous community is Palma de Mallorca. The autonomous community consists of one province.
The official languages are Catalan and Spanish. The Catalan name Illes Balears is used by the Spanish government.
The main islands are Majorca (Mallorca), Minorca (Menorca), Ibiza (Eivissa), and Formentera, all popular tourist destinations.
Minor islands include Cabrera, the location of the Parque Nacional del Archipiélago de Cabrera.
Strictly speaking, Majorca and Minorca are the Balearic Islands proper, with Ibiza and Formentera being the Illes Pitiüses; but both groups are usually referred to as the Balearic Islands.
Historically they have been invaded by the Romans, the Vandals, the Byzantines, the Arabs, and the Catalan-Aragonese. The Catalan-Aragonese initially ruled the Balearics as the vassal Kingdom of Mallorca, later incorporating it directly into the Aragonese kingdom in 1344; that kingdom was later absorbed into Spain.
Minorca was a British dependency in the 18th century.
See also
ast:Islles Baleares
ca:Illes Balears
de:Balearische Inseln
et:Baleaarid
es:Islas Baleares
eo:Balearoj
fr:Îles Baléares
it:Isole Baleari
nl:Balearen
ja:バレアレス諸島
pl:Baleary
ro:Insulele Baleare
sv:Balearerna
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