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Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a sovereign landlocked country on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees in Western Europe, bordered by France to the north and Spain to the south. Believed to have been created by Charlemagne, Andorra was ruled by the count of Urgell until 988, when it was transferred to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Urgell. The present principality was formed by a charter in 1278. It is currently headed by two co-princes: the Bishop of Urgell in Catalonia, Spain, and the president of France. Its capital and largest city is Andorra la Vella.

Andorra is the sixth-smallest state in Europe, with an area of 468 square kilometres (181 sq mi) and a population of approximately 79,034.0 The Andorran people are a Romance ethnic group closely related to Catalans. Andorra is the world's 16th-smallest country by land and 11th-smallest by population. Its capital, Andorra la Vella, is the highest capital city in Europe, at an elevation of 1,023 metres (3,356 feet) above sea level. The official language is Catalan, but Spanish, Portuguese, and French are also commonly spoken.

Tourism in Andorra brings approximately 8 million visitors to the country annually. Andorra is not a member state of the European Union. It has been a member of the United Nations since 1993. (Full article...)

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Andorra is a small, landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountain range and bordered by Spain and France. With an area of 468 km², it is the sixth smallest country in Europe and also the largest of the European microstates.

Andorra consists predominantly of rugged mountains, the highest being the Coma Pedrosa at 2,942 metres (9,652 ft), and the average elevation of Andorra is 1,996 metres (6,549 ft). These are dissected by three narrow valleys in a Y shape that combine into one as the main stream, the Gran Valira river, leaves the country for Spain (at Andorra's lowest point of 840 m or 2,756 ft).

Andorra's climate is similar to that of its neighbours' temperate climates, but its higher elevation means there is, on average, more snow in winter, lower humidity, and it is slightly cooler in summer. There are, on average, 300 days per year of sunshine. (Full article...)

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The General Council of the Valleys, the parliament of Andorra, has only 28 members.

The Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley, a World Heritage Site, is considered to be the "spiritual heart" of Andorra.

Although it is not a member of the European Union, Andorra uses the euro.

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Image 1View of Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (from Andorra)
Image 2Women's Folk costume (Le val d'Andorre) (from Andorra)
Image 3Andorra la Vella, Capital of Andorra (from List of cities and towns in Andorra)
Image 4Grandalla flower, the national symbol (from Andorra)
Image 5The embassy of Andorra in Brussels (from Andorra)
Image 6Manor house of the Rossell family in Ordino, Casa Rossell, built in 1611. The family also owned the largest ironwork forges in Andorra as Farga Rossell and Farga del Serrat. (from Andorra)
Image 7Santa Coloma d'Andorra (from Andorra)
Image 8Enlargeable, detailed map of Andorra (from Geography of Andorra)
Image 9Map of Andorra (from List of cities and towns in Andorra)
Image 10Andorra Telecom, the national telecom company in Andorra (from Andorra)
Image 11Charlemagne instructing his son, Louis the Pious (from Andorra)
Image 12Map of Andorra with its seven parishes labelled (from Andorra)
Image 13A train at Latour-de-Carol (La Tor de Querol), one of the two stations serving Andorra. Andorra has no railways, although the line connecting Latour-de-Carol and Toulouse, which in turn connects to France's TGVs at Toulouse, runs within two kilometres (1.2 miles) of the Andorran border. (from Andorra)
Image 14Roc de les Bruixes prehistorical sanctuary in Canillo (detail) (from Andorra)
Image 15National Police patrolling the central area of the capital city (from Andorra)
Image 16The centre of government in Andorra la Vella (from Andorra)
Image 17The New Parliament of Andorra, headquarters of the General Council since 2011, next to Casa de la Vall (from Andorra)
Image 18Andorran flag on a balcony, Ordino (from Andorra)
Image 19Casa de la Vall, the historical and ceremonial Andorran Parliament (from Andorra)
Image 20Population of Andorra by settlement in 2013 (from List of cities and towns in Andorra)
Image 21Encamp (from List of cities and towns in Andorra)
Image 22Pas de la Casa (from List of cities and towns in Andorra)
Image 23Streets of the city centre of Andorra la Vella in 1986. From the same year until 1989 Andorra normalized the economic treaties with the EEC.
Image 24Enthronement as Co-Prince in 1942 of Bishop Ramón Iglesias (centre). The local comite was led by Francesc Cairat (left), the First General Syndic with the longest regencie, from 1936 to 1960. (from Andorra)
Image 25Guillem d'Areny-Plandolit led the New Reform of 1866. (from Andorra)
Image 26Andorra–La Seu d'Urgell Airport, located 12 kilometres (7 mi) away from Andorra, in Montferrer i Castellbò (Catalonia, Eastern Spain) (from Andorra)
Image 27RTVA, the public service television and radio broadcaster in Andorra (from Andorra)
Image 28Boris Skossyreff, briefly self-proclaimed King of Andorra in 1934 (from Andorra)
Image 29The town of Encamp, as seen from the Vall dels Cortals (from Andorra)
Image 30Altar of Sant Romà de Vila (from Andorra)
Image 31Topographic map of Andorra (from Andorra)
Image 32Co-Prince Charles de Gaulle in the streets of Sant Julià de Lòria in Andorra, October 1967 (from Andorra)
Image 33Men's Folk costume (Le val d'Andorre) (from Andorra)
Image 34View of Andorra la Vella with mountains (from Geography of Andorra)
Image 35Foreign Minister of Andorra Gilbert Saboya meeting Austrian foreign minister Sebastian Kurz at the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in 2014 (from Andorra)