Fuerteventura is the second largest and the longest of the Canary Islands that stands 60 miles (about 100 km.) from the coast of North Africa and situated just on the south of Lanzarote.

Fuerteventura Municipalities & Towns
Fuerteventura is divided into 5 municipalities that include Antigua, Betancuria, La Oliva, Pajara, Puerto del Rosario and Tuineje. Puerto del Rosario is the capital.

Language
Spanish is the official language in Fuerteventura.

Public Holidays
- New Year Day: 1st of January.
- Epiphany : 6th of January.
- Good Friday: April.
- Labor Day : 1st of May.
- Canaries Day : 30th of May.
- Assumption of the Virgin Mary : 15th of August.
- Spanish National Day : 12th of October.
- All Saints Day : 1st of November.
- Constitution Day : 6th of December.
- The Immaculate Conception Feast : 8th of December.
- Christmas Day : 25th of December.

Weather
Fuerteventura has a perfect warm climate. The average annual temperature is 23°C. It can be considered that there is always spring in Fuerteventura.

Electricity
240 V AC, 50 Hz. and 2 pin-plugs are the standards.

Communications
The international country dialing code for Spain is +34.
City code for Fuerteventura is 928. (+ 34 928 xxx xx xx )

Money
Euro (EUR) is the currency.

Time Zone
Local time is GMT +1 (+2 in summer).