Mallorca is the bigest island of the Balearic Islands, which is part of Spain and is located in the Mediterranean Sea.
The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Balearic Islands have been an autonomous region of Spain since 1983. The anthem of Mallorca is La Balanguera.
Like the other Balearic Islands of Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera, the island is a very popular holiday destination, especially for tourists from Germany and the United Kingdom. The international airport, the airport of Palma de Mallorca, is one of the busiest in Spain; It was used by 23.1 million passengers in 2014. [5]
The name derives from the Latin insula maior, “largest island”; then Maiorica, “the biggest” in comparison with Menorca, “the smallest”.