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The Canary Islands in comparison

Tenerife is the largest Canary Island with 2040 km². The capital is Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Fuerteventura, the second largest Canary Island, measures 1660 km². The capital of Fuerteventura is Puerto del Rosario. Gran Canaria occupies an area of 560 km². The capital is Las Palmas. Lanzarote, This holiday island has an area of 845 km²(60 x 20 km extension). The capital is Arrecife. La Palma is the fifth largest Canary Island with an area of 708 km². The capital of La Palma is Santa Cruz de la Palma. La Gomera covers an area of 370 km². The capital is San Sebastián. El Hierro has an area of 269 km². The capital of El Hierro is Valverde. La Graciosa, smallest inhabited island, 653 inhabitants, and only 29.05 km² small. Form of state and government The Canary Islands are an autonomous region belonging to Spain and therefore subject to the monarchy of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia. With its own articulated system of government, many of the decisions are made by deputies who live on the islands rather than on the Spanish mainland. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) The GDP of the Canary Islands economy in 2007 was around 42.4 billion euros. Around 71% of this was generated in the service sector (incl. tourism), followed by construction, industry and trade, energy, and agriculture, livestock and fishing.