The Canaries are a cluster of Spanish Islands located in the Atlantic Ocean off the North Western coast of Africa. Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, and Tenerife make up these islands.
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| Capital: | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria / Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Official languages: | Spanish (Castilian) |
| Islands: | Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro, Fuerteventura, La Graciosa |
| Currency: | euro (EUR) | 1EUR = 0.93GBP (last updated on 12. March 2009) |
| Time zone: | UTC+0 |
| Calling code: | +34 |
| Area: | 7,447 km² |
| Population: | 1,995,833 |