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Balearic Islands (Spain) [105]
(Island Province of Spain)
LAND AREA: 5015 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):
| >17,000 |
>10,000 |
>1,000 |
>100 |
>10 |
>1 |
<1 |
Unknown |
TOTAL |
| 0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
DEMOGRAPHY
POPULATION: 685088 (1981)
DENSITY: 137 persons/sq. km GROWTH RATE: 1%/year
POP AGR/FISH/MINING: 17%
LIFE EXPECTANCY: 77.6 years, ADULT LITERACY: 97.1%
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.934
ECONOMY, Annual GNP Growth Rate 1980-1993: 2.4%, Annual Growth Rate GNP/Capita: 2.7%
GDP/Capita: $8881 GDP/Capita PPP: $14324
GDP/Capita: 1960 $2828, 1970 $5207, 1980 $6630, 1990 $8522
ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
SPECIES OF CONSERVATION INTEREST:
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION:
ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS:
REFERENCES:
Last updated 08/02/98
Islands of Balearic Islands (Spain)
Formentera (Spain - Balearic Islands)
Ibiza (Spain - Balearic Islands)
Mallorca (Spain - Balearic Islands)
Menorca (Spain - Balearic Islands)
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