Columbia Encyclopedia World Factbook Columbia Gazetteer American Heritage Coll. The terrain is mostly low but has a hilly center. Cereals, wine, olive oil, and flax are the chief products. Much of the agriculture is irrigated. Lobster fishing, the export of livestock, and local light industries add to the economy.
Tourism is also important.
A great number of megalithic monuments have been found. Minorca shared the history of the other Balearic Islands until 1708, when it was occupied by the English during the War of the Spanish Succession. England retained it until the Seven Years War, when it was seized by the French. The island still has a somewhat British flavor. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.