Andorra
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Andorra (/ænˈdɒrə/ (listen)), officially the Principality of Andorra, is a landlocked sovereign country located in the eastern Pyrenees Mountains of Southern Europe and bordered by Spain and France.[14]
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Principality of Andorra[1] | |
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Motto: Virtus Unita Fortior "United virtue is stronger"[3] | |
Anthem: El Gran Carlemany (Catalan) "The Great Charlemagne" | |
Capital and largest city | Andorra la Vella 42°30′N 1°31′E |
Official languages | Catalan[1]b |
Ethnic groups (2017) |
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Religion | Roman Catholicism[4][5] |
Demonym(s) | Andorran |
Government | Unitary parliamentary semi-elective diarchy |
• Representatives | |
Xavier Espot Zamora | |
• General Syndic | Roser Suñé Pascuet |
Legislature | General Council |
Independence | |
• from Aragon | 8 September 1278[6][7] |
• from the French Empire | 1814 |
• Constitution | 2 February 1993 |
Area | |
• Total | 467.63 km2 (180.55 sq mi) (178th) |
• Water (%) | 0.26 (121.4 ha)c |
Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 77,543[8] (203rd) |
• Density | 179.8/km2 (465.7/sq mi) (71st) |
GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $3.237 billion[9] |
• Per capita | $42,035 |
Gini (2003) | 27.21d low |
HDI (2019) | 0.868[10] very high · 36th |
Currency | Euro (€)e (EUR) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
UTC+02 (CEST) | |
Driving side | right[11] |
Calling code | +376 |
ISO 3166 code | AD |
Internet TLD | .adf |
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There are about 79,000 people living in the country. The capital is Andorra la Vella. It is ruled by a Spanish Bishop and the French President, who both hold the title of Co-Prince. Andorra's government is a parliamentary democracy.
Andorra is a rich country mostly because of tourism. There are about 10.2 million visitors each year.[15]
The official language is Catalan, although Spanish and French are also used.
It is not a member of the European Union. The euro is the money used.