Principality of Andorra Principat d'Andorra (Catalan) | |
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| Motto: Virtus Unita Fortior (Latin) "United virtue is stronger"[1] | |
| Anthem: El Gran Carlemany (Catalan) "The Great Charlemagne" | |
 Location of Andorra (centre of green circle) in Europe (dark grey) | |
| Capital and largest city | Andorra la Vella 42°30′23″N 1°31′17″E / 42.50639°N 1.52139°E |
| Official languages | Catalan[2] |
| Ethnic groups (2021[3]) |
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| Religion (2020)[4] |
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| Demonym(s) | Andorran |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary diarchic constitutional co-principality |
| Xavier Espot Zamora | |
| Carles Enseñat Reig | |
| Legislature | General Council |
| Independence | |
• From the Crown of Aragon | 8 September 1278[6][7] |
• From the French Empire | 1814 |
| 2 February 1993 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 467.63 km2 (180.55 sq mi) (178th) |
• Water (%) | 0.26 (121.4 ha)[a] |
| Population | |
• 2023 estimate |  85,863[9] (185th) |
• Density | 179.8/km2 (465.7/sq mi) (71st) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total | $6.001 billion[10] (168th) |
• Per capita | $69,146[10] (18th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total | $3.897 billion[10] (159th) |
• Per capita | $44,900[10] (24th) |
| Gini (2003) | 27.21[b] low inequality |
| HDI (2022) | 0.884[12] very high (35th) |
| Currency | Euro (€)[c] (EUR) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Drives on | right[13] |
| Calling code | +376 |
| ISO 3166 code | AD |
| Internet TLD | .ad[d] |
Andorra,[e] officially the Principality of Andorra,[2][f] 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.[15][16] The Andorran people are a Romance ethnic group closely related to Catalans.[17] Andorra is the world's 16th-smallest country by land and 11th-smallest by population.[18] 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.[19] The official language is Catalan, but Spanish, Portuguese, and French are also commonly spoken.[3][20]
Tourism in Andorra brings approximately 8 million visitors to the country annually.[21] Andorra is not a member state of the European Union. It has been a member of the United Nations since 1993.[22]
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- ^ a b c "Constitution of the Principality of Andorra" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2019.
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... guarantees the Roman Catholic Church free and public exercise of its activities and the preservation of the relations of special co-operation with the state in accordance with the Andorran tradition. The Constitution recognizes the full legal capacity of the bodies of the Roman Catholic Church which have legal status in accordance with their own rules.
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- ^ "Informe sobre l'estat de la pobresa i la desigualtat al Principal d'Andorra (2003)" (PDF). Estadistica.ad. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
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- ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Andorra la Vella, Andorra". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ "Background Note: Andorra". State.gov. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
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