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Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a landlocked country 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 Diocese of Urgell. Andorra was formed as a polity by a charter in 1278, being a lordship within the Principality of Catalonia until 1715. 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 and the largest of the European microstates, with an area of 468 square kilometres (181 sq mi) and an estimated population of 90,021 as of July 2026. The Andorran people are a Romance group descended from the Catalans. Andorra is the world's 17th-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 sole official language is Catalan, while Spanish, Portuguese and French are also used.

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. (Full article...)

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The COVID-19 pandemic in Andorra was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Andorra on 2 March 2020, when a 20-year-old man returned to the country from Milan, Italy. With a total population of 77,543, (as of 31 December 2019) on 7 December 2020, the infection rate was 1 case per 11 inhabitants, and the death rate was 1 case per 994 inhabitants. (Full article...)

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... that Església de Sant Serni de Canillo has the tallest bell tower in Andorra?
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... that in 1973 Carme Travesset became the first woman in Andorra to hold elected office?
... that around 400 people tried to flee from Francoist Spain to Andorra through Juberri in 1937?

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According to a legend of the Pyrenees, witches performed naked dances near Lake Engolasters (pictured) in Andorra.

Despite playing as a defender, Ildefons Lima is the leading goalscorer in the history of the Andorra national football team.

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Image 1Enlargeable, detailed map of Andorra (from Geography of Andorra)
Image 2Map of Andorra (from List of cities and towns in Andorra)
Image 3Streets of the city centre of Andorra la Vella in 1986. From 1986 until 1989 Andorra normalised the economic treaties with the EEC.
Image 4Population of Andorra by settlement in 2013 (from List of cities and towns in Andorra)
Image 5The embassy of Andorra in Brussels. (from Andorra)
Image 6Most signage in Andorra is in Catalan (from Andorra)
Image 7Foreign Minister of Andorra Gilbert Saboya (on left) meeting Austrian foreign minister Sebastian Kurz at the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in 2014 (from Andorra)
Image 8Manor house of the Rossell family in Ordino, Casa Rossell, built in 1611. The family also owned the largest ironwork forges in Andorra as Farga Rossell and Farga del Serrat. (from Andorra)
Image 9Andorra Telecom, the national telecom company in Andorra (from Andorra)
Image 10View of Andorra la Vella with mountains (from Geography of Andorra)
Image 11Andorran flag on a balcony, Ordino (from Andorra)
Image 12Boris Skossyreff, briefly self-proclaimed King of Andorra in 1934 (from Andorra)
Image 13Topographic map of Andorra. (from Andorra)
Image 14Andorra la Vella, Capital of Andorra (from List of cities and towns in Andorra)
Image 15Guillem d'Areny-Plandolit led the New Reform of 1866. (from Andorra)
Image 16Roc de les Bruixes prehistorical sanctuary in Canillo (detail) (from Andorra)
Image 17Andorra–La Seu d'Urgell Airport, located 12 km (7 mi) away from Andorra, in Montferrer i Castellbò (Catalonia, Eastern Spain) (from Andorra)
Image 18Pas de la Casa (from List of cities and towns in Andorra)
Image 19The athletes from Andorra at the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics (from Andorra)
Image 20Co-Prince Charles de Gaulle in the streets of Sant Julià de Lòria in Andorra, October 1967 (from Andorra)
Image 21RTVA, the public service television and radio broadcaster in Andorra (from Andorra)
Image 22Laure Soulié, Olympic biathlete (from Andorra)
Image 23The town of Encamp, as seen from the Vall dels Cortals (from Andorra)
Image 24A Police Corps of Andorra patrol car in Andorra la Vella (from Andorra)
Image 25Charlemagne instructing his son, Louis the Pious (from Andorra)
Image 26Grandalla flower, the national symbol (from Andorra)
Image 27alt=Portrait of Xavier Espot Zamora (from Andorra)
Image 28A train at Latour-de-Carol (La Tor de Querol), one of the two stations serving Andorra. Andorra has no railways, although the line connecting Latour-de-Carol and Toulouse, which in turn connects to France's TGVs at Toulouse, runs within two kilometres (one point two miles) of the Andorran border. (from Andorra)
Image 29Encamp (from List of cities and towns in Andorra)
Image 30Enthronement as Co-Prince in 1942 of Bishop Ramón Iglesias (centre). The local comite was led by Francesc Cairat (left), the First General Syndic with the longest regencie, from 1936 to 1960. (from Andorra)