Data and Figures

TOTAL SURFACE AREA: 7,447 Km²
PERMANENT POPULATION: 2,098,593
POPULATION DENSITY: 272 habitants per km2
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Spanish
AVERAGE ANNUAL TEMPERATURE: Min.: 15° - Max.: 24°
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: Decimal Metric System
LOCAL TIME: Greenwich Mean Time
CURRENCY: Euro
Source: INE, ISTAC
 
2009 GDP DISTRIBUTION BY SECTORS (%)
 
AGRICULTURE                        1.24
ENERGY AND INDUSTRY            6.83
CONSTRUCTION                   11.25
SERVICES                          80.68

2010 REAL GDP GROWTH (%)        -0.4

2009 GDP PER CAPITA: €19,867
2009 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: 0.5%
 
2009 MINIMUM INTERPROFESSIONAL WAGES:
Euros/day: 20.80
Euros/month: 624
Work week: 40 hours/week

Source: INE, ISTAC, Economic and Social Council of the Canary Islands