Andorra
Principality of Andorra | |
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| Motto: Virtus Unita Fortior (Latin) "United virtue is stronger" | |
| Anthem: "El Gran Carlemany" (in Catalan) "The Great Charlemagne" | |
| Capital and largest city | Andorra la Vella 42°30′23″N 1°31′17″E / 42.50639°N 1.52139°E |
| Official languages | Catalan |
| Ethnic groups (2021) |
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| Religion (2020) |
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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 |
• From the Kingdom of France | 12 October 1652 |
• From the French Empire | 1814 |
| 2 February 1993 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 467.63 km2 (180.55 sq mi) (178th) |
• Water (%) | 0.26 (121.4 ha) |
| Population | |
• 2025 estimate | 87,486 (185th) |
• Density | 187.1/km2 (484.6/sq mi) (71st) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total | $6.001 billion (168th) |
• Per capita | $69,146 (18th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total | $3.897 billion (159th) |
• Per capita | $44,900 (24th) |
| Gini (2023) | 40.0 medium inequality |
| HDI (2023) | 0.913 very high (32nd) |
| Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Calling code | +376 |
| ISO 3166 code | AD |
| Internet TLD | .ad |
Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a sovereign landlocked nation on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees in Southwestern 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 fifth-smallest state in Europe, with an area of 468 square kilometres (181 sq mi) and a population of approximately 87,486. 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 Council of Europe and of the United Nations since 1993.