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in the Canary Islands:
General: The Canary
Islands consists of seven islands of volcanic
origin in the Atlantic Ocean and are located off
the north west coast of Africa. The islands are
part of Spain.
The islands are: Tenerife with
its capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Lanzarote
with its capital Arrecife, La Palma with its capital
Santa Cruz de La Palma, La Gomera with its capital
San Sebastián de La Gomera, El Hierro with
its capital Valverde and Fuerteventura with its
capital Puerto del Rosario.
Currency: EURO - The
euro is divided into 100 cent. All coins can be
used in all member states. There are €2,
€1, 50c, 20c, 10c, 5c, 2c and 1c coins. All
euro banknotes have a common design for each denomination
on both sides. Notes are issued in the following
values: €500, €200, €100, €50,
€20, €10, €5.
Language: SPANISH -
Spanish the fourth most widely spoken language
in the world according to some sources, while
other sources list it as the 2nd or 3rd most spoken
language. It is spoken as a first language by
about 352 million people.
Country Code: ES - Tel:
+34
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