1. Balearic Islands In the Balearic Islands there are three islands
They are called Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza.
The Balearics are part of Spain.
They are in the Mediterranean Sea.

2. Facts and figures
Palma is the capital city on the island of Mallorca and of all the towns on the Balearic islands.
The Balearics are 5,040 km 2
This is a lot more than twice the size of Shetland
The population is 878, 627
The currency is Euro (€)

3. language Spanish is the official language but they also speak Catalan.
To say good morning in Spanish you would say Buenos dias
In Catalan it is Bon dia.

4. Mallorca
The highest mountain of Mallorca is The Puig Mayor it is 1,445 m above sea level
The area of Mallorca is 3,640 km²
Mallorca is famous for tourism

5. Menorca Monte Toro is the highest point. It is 357m high
The area is 716 km2
The population is 67,000

6. Ibiza The population of Ibiza is 100,000 The area is 546km2
Ibiza is famous for clubs and pubs.

7. Flag
The Balearic flag is yellow and red horizontal lines with a castle on a purple background in the top left hand corner
The coat of arms is yellow and red vertical lines with a diagonal blue line going from the top left hand corner

8. Weather
The first really warm beach days begin in May, with beautiful clear, sunny days and temperatures in the mid-twenties.
Between the months of June and September, there is very little rain fall.
In August and September the temperature rises up to over 30º C with water temperatures of 25º - 27º C.

9. Sport Most people support football
They all support Barcelona because it’s the Catalan team
But there is a team called Real Mallorca and they are in the top division
Menorca has a basketball team and they are also in the top division

10. Food Paella is one of the most famous Spanish dishes.
It is seafood cooked with rice.
The pictures at the side are paella cooked.

11. Religions
Almost all of the people in Spain are Roman Catholic

12. Festivals
This festival in Maó, marks the end of Menorca's busy summer.
People ride black horses through the streets.

13. Summary
Thank you for looking at this with us. We went to the Balearic islands and we enjoyed it so I think you would too. So go there.