FORMENTERA, the ancient Ophiusa or Pityusa Minor, one of the Balearic Islands belonging to Spain, and lying 3 miles S. of the island of Iviça. It is about 13 miles in length, by from 2 to 10 in breadth, and takes its name from the abundant crops of wheat raised in the western part,
Formis
Formula. the eastern part being chiefly covered with wood. It contains no town, and the inhabitants, amounting to about 1500, live in villages or detached cottages.