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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 la Vella

The economy of Andorra is a developed and free market economy driven by finance, retail, and tourism. The country's gross domestic product (GDP) was US$6.00 billion in 2024. Attractive for shoppers from France and Spain as a free port, Andorra also has developed active summer and winter tourist resorts. With some 270 hotels and 400 restaurants, as well as many shops, the tourist trade employs a growing portion of the domestic labour force. An estimated 10 million tourists visit annually.

There is a fairly active trade in consumer goods, including imported manufactured items, which, because they are duty-free, are less expensive in Andorra than in neighboring countries. Andorra's duty-free status also has had a significant effect on the controversy concerning its relationship with the European Union (EU). Its negotiations on duty-free status and relationship with the EU began in 1987, soon after Spain joined. An agreement that went into effect in July 1991 sets duty-free quotas and places limits on certain items – mainly milk products, tobacco products and alcoholic beverages. Andorra is permitted to maintain price differences from other EU countries, and visitors enjoy limited duty-free allowances.

The results of Andorra's elections thus far indicate that many support the government's reform initiatives and believe the country must, to some degree, integrate into the European Union in order to continue to enjoy its prosperity. Although arable land comprises less than 2% of the country, agriculture was the mainstay of the Andorran economy until the upsurge in tourism. Sheep raising has been the principal agricultural activity, but tobacco growing is lucrative. Most of Andorra's food is imported. (Full article...)

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... that Spanish bishop Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat is expected to be a future head of state of Andorra?

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According to a legend of the Pyrenees, witches performed naked dances near Lake Engolasters (pictured) in Andorra.

Despite playing as a defender, Ildefons Lima is the leading goalscorer in the history of the Andorra national football team.

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Image 1RTVA, the public service television and radio broadcaster in Andorra (from Andorra)
Image 2Boris Skossyreff, briefly self-proclaimed King of Andorra in 1934 (from Andorra)
Image 3View of Andorra la Vella with mountains (from Geography of Andorra)
Image 4Andorra–La Seu d'Urgell Airport, located 12 kilometres (7 mi) away from Andorra, in Montferrer i Castellbò (Catalonia, Eastern Spain) (from Andorra)
Image 5View of Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (from Andorra)
Image 6Map of Andorra with its seven parishes labelled (from Andorra)
Image 7Foreign 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)
Image 8Grandalla flower, the national symbol (from Andorra)
Image 9Manor 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 10Women's Folk costume (Le val d'Andorre) (from Andorra)
Image 11Roc de les Bruixes prehistorical sanctuary in Canillo (detail) (from Andorra)
Image 12National Police patrolling the central area of the capital city (from Andorra)
Image 13Enlargeable, detailed map of Andorra (from Geography of Andorra)
Image 14Andorra Telecom, the national telecom company in Andorra (from Andorra)
Image 15Topographic map of Andorra (from Andorra)
Image 16The centre of government in Andorra la Vella (from Andorra)
Image 17Andorra la Vella, Capital of Andorra (from List of cities and towns in Andorra)
Image 18Streets 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 19Population of Andorra by settlement in 2013 (from List of cities and towns in Andorra)
Image 20Enthronement 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 21Andorran flag on a balcony, Ordino (from Andorra)
Image 22Charlemagne instructing his son, Louis the Pious (from Andorra)
Image 23Men's Folk costume (Le val d'Andorre) (from Andorra)
Image 24Co-Prince Charles de Gaulle in the streets of Sant Julià de Lòria in Andorra, October 1967 (from Andorra)
Image 25Pas de la Casa (from List of cities and towns in Andorra)
Image 26Casa de la Vall, the historical and ceremonial Andorran Parliament (from Andorra)
Image 27Encamp (from List of cities and towns in Andorra)
Image 28Santa Coloma d'Andorra (from Andorra)
Image 29A 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 30The town of Encamp, as seen from the Vall dels Cortals (from Andorra)
Image 31The embassy of Andorra in Brussels (from Andorra)
Image 32Map of Andorra (from List of cities and towns in Andorra)
Image 33Altar of Sant Romà de Vila (from Andorra)
Image 34Guillem d'Areny-Plandolit led the New Reform of 1866. (from Andorra)
Image 35The New Parliament of Andorra, headquarters of the General Council since 2011, next to Casa de la Vall (from Andorra)