The Region of the Canary Islands

The Canary Islands have no physical boundaries with other regions or countries but are located off northwestern Africa with Morocco and Western Sahara as their closest neighbors.

The Canary Islands consists of two provinces.

Canary Islands basic information and regional flag

Size: 7,447 km2

Population (2019): approx. 2,207,200

Rank GDP total (2016): 8

Canary Islands tourism website: Canary Islands Tourism.

Regional Capital: Las Palmas / Santa Cruz

Regional holiday: 30 May

Rank GDP/cap. (2018): 14

Days of Rain / Sun and Average temperatures in the Canary Islands

Province Tourism Websites


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