Andorra
Andorra
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Principat d'Andorra
Principality of Andorra
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Virtus Unita Fortior" (Latin)
"Strength United is Stronger"
Anthem: El Gran Carlemany, Mon Pare (Catalan)
The Great Charlemagne, my Father
Location of Andorra (circled in inset)
on the European continent (white) — [Legend]
Capital
(and largest city) Andorra la Vella
42°30′N, 1°31′E
Official languages Catalan
Demonym Andorran
Government Parliamentary democracy and Co-principality
- French Co-Prince Nicolas Sarkozy
- Episcopal Co-Prince Joan Enric Vives Sicília
- Head of Government Albert Pintat Santolària
Independence
- Paréage 1278
Area
- Total 468 km² (193rd)
181 sq mi
- Water (%) 0
Population
- 2007 estimate 71,822 (194th)
- 2006 census 69,150
- Density 154/km² (69th)
393/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2005 estimate
- Total $2.77 billion (177th)
- Per capita $38,800 (unranked)
Currency euro (€)1 (EUR)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Internet TLD .ad²
Calling code +376
1 Before 1999: French franc and Spanish peseta. Small amounts of Andorran diners (divided into 100 centim) were minted after 1982.
2 Also .cat, shared with Catalan-speaking territories.
Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra (Catalan: Principat d'Andorra), is a small landlocked country in western Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. Once isolated, it is currently a prosperous country mainly because of tourism and its status as a tax haven. The people...
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