COUNTRY ARCHIVE

Andorra

EUROPE · SOUTHERN EUROPE · Principality of Andorra
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TERRITORIAL OUTLINE
Flag of Andorra
NATIONAL FLAG

Andorra (officially Principality of Andorra) is a country in Southern Europe, with its capital at Andorra la Vella, and is home to roughly 81.9K people.

Catalan is the official language; the currency in circulation is Euro (€); people from here are called Andorran.

> INTEL_
CAPITALAndorra la Vella42.507 N / 1.522 E
POPULATION81,938~81.9K
AREA451 km²
LANGUAGESCatalan
CURRENCYEuro (€)
DEMONYMAndorran
UN MEMBERYES
LANDLOCKED⛰ YES, NO COASTLINE
> NOTABLE_
  • »It has been governed since 1278 by two co-princes: the President of France and the Bishop of Urgell. Andorrans have no say in choosing either.
  • »Life expectancy here is among the highest in the world.
> BORDERS_

Andorra touches two neighbours: France to the north and Spain to the southwest. Directions run from one centre to the other.

SPAINFRANCEANDORRA LA VELLA
ANDORRABORDERING COUNTRIESCAPITALNEIGHBOURS CROPPED TO FRAME
> THE CAPITAL_

Andorra la Vella is the highest capital in Europe at about 1,020 m, sitting in a valley where two mountain rivers meet.

> SCALE_

451 km² (174 sq mi), 183rd largest of 198 countries and territories on file, almost exactly the size of Antigua and Barbuda.

Population 81,938, 188th of 198 on file. That averages 182 per km² (471 per sq mi).

> THE FLAG_

The blue and red come from France, the red and yellow from Spain, a flag that records Andorra's status as a co-principality ruled jointly by the French head of state and a Spanish bishop.

Easily confused with Romania, Moldova and Chad.