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Lanzarote in a few words

Country name: Spain Climate: year-round mild arid climate with low precipitation and fresh winds from the north to the northeast. Monthly average of 16.9°C in January and 24.7°C in August 85% of precipitation occurs from January to March. Location: The easternmost island of the Canary Islands is about 125 km from the African continent and about 1000 km from the Spanish mainland. Size: 845.94 km² Capital: Arrecife Population: 143,000 inhabitants Languages: Spanish Currency: Euro Time difference: CET - 1 hour Religion / Church: About 90% of the population belong to the Roman Catholic Church. Many people on Lanzarote are strictly religious. National Day: 12 October, National Day. 15 September (Lanzarote Day): Nuestra Señora de los Volcanes Form of government: Lanzarote belongs to the Spanish province of Las Palmas in the autonomous community of Canarias and has an island council/government, the Cabildo Insular de Lanzarote. Gross Domestic Product (GDP): The GDP of the Canary Islands economy was around 42.4 billion euros in 2007. Around 71% of this was generated in the service sector (including tourism), followed by construction, industry and trade, energy, and agriculture, livestock and fisheries. Tourism: Tourism is by far the most important economic sector. Lanzarote was the first whole island to be island to be declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve.