
Country: Spain
Autonomous
Community: Balearic Islands
Geographical
location: Located in the centre of the western
Mediterranean (between parallel 40N and meridian 4E)
Size of the island: 701,54
Km2
Capital of the
island: Maó
Population: 82.870
Number of towns and
villages: 8 (Ciutadella, Ferreries, Es Mercadal,
Migjorn Gran, Alaior, Sant Lluis, Es Castell and Maó).
Maximum altitude: El
Toro mountain with 358 meters.
Climate:
Mediterranean.
Average annual
temperature: Between 16°C and 17°C
Average winter
temperature: 11°C
Average summer
temperature: 24°C
Official Languages:
Spanish and Catalanish.
Currency: Euro
Distinguishing
features: Minorca was declared Reservation of the
Biosphere by the UNESCO in 1993.







