Statute of Autonomy of the Balearic Islands
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The Statute of Autonomy of the Balearic Islands, approved by the Organic Law 2/1983 on February 25, established the Balearic Islands
as an autonomous community of Spain
. Since its initial approval, the statute has undergone many changes and reforms, the most recent of which came into effect on March 1, 2007, coinciding with the Day of Balearic Islands.
Balearic Islands
The Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.The four largest islands are: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The archipelago forms an autonomous community and a province of Spain with Palma as the capital...
as an autonomous community of Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. Since its initial approval, the statute has undergone many changes and reforms, the most recent of which came into effect on March 1, 2007, coinciding with the Day of Balearic Islands.