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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. (Full article...)

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Andorra sent a delegation to compete at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, held between 7–16 March 2014. This marked the nation's fourth participation in a Winter Paralympics The delegation consisted of a single athlete, alpine skier Xavier Fernandez, who failed to post a finishing time in either of the two events he competed in. (Full article...)

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... that around 400 people tried to flee from Francoist Spain to Andorra through Juberri in 1937?

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The General Council of the Valleys, the parliament of Andorra, has only 28 members.

The Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley, a World Heritage Site, is considered to be the "spiritual heart" of Andorra.

Although it is not a member of the European Union, Andorra uses the euro.

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Image 1The New Parliament of Andorra, headquarters of the General Council since 2011, next to Casa de la Vall (from Andorra)
Image 2Andorra Telecom, the national telecom company in Andorra (from Andorra)
Image 3Map of Andorra (from List of cities and towns in Andorra)
Image 4Co-Prince Charles de Gaulle in the streets of Sant Julià de Lòria in Andorra, October 1967 (from Andorra)
Image 5View of Andorra la Vella with mountains (from Geography of Andorra)
Image 6Enthronement 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)
Image 7Pas de la Casa (from List of cities and towns in Andorra)
Image 8Grandalla flower, the national symbol (from Andorra)
Image 9Charlemagne instructing his son, Louis the Pious (from Andorra)
Image 10Santa Coloma d'Andorra (from Andorra)
Image 11Women's Folk costume (Le val d'Andorre) (from Andorra)
Image 12Topographic map of Andorra (from Andorra)
Image 13Casa de la Vall, the historical and ceremonial Andorran Parliament (from Andorra)
Image 14National Police patrolling the central area of the capital city (from Andorra)
Image 15Manor 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 16Men's Folk costume (Le val d'Andorre) (from Andorra)
Image 17Boris Skossyreff, briefly self-proclaimed King of Andorra in 1934 (from Andorra)
Image 18Andorran flag on a balcony, Ordino (from Andorra)
Image 19RTVA, the public service television and radio broadcaster in Andorra (from Andorra)
Image 20Guillem d'Areny-Plandolit led the New Reform of 1866. (from Andorra)
Image 21Population of Andorra by settlement in 2013 (from List of cities and towns in Andorra)
Image 22Foreign Minister of Andorra Gilbert Saboya meeting Austrian foreign minister Sebastian Kurz at the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in 2014 (from Andorra)
Image 23Streets of the city centre of Andorra la Vella in 1986. From 1986 until 1989 Andorra normalised the economic treaties with the EEC.
Image 24Altar of Sant Romà de Vila (from Andorra)
Image 25Andorra–La Seu d'Urgell Airport, located 12 km (7 mi) away from Andorra, in Montferrer i Castellbò (Catalonia, Eastern Spain) (from Andorra)
Image 26The town of Encamp, as seen from the Vall dels Cortals (from Andorra)
Image 27The embassy of Andorra in Brussels (from Andorra)
Image 28View of Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (from Andorra)
Image 29Encamp (from List of cities and towns in Andorra)
Image 30Enlargeable, detailed map of Andorra (from Geography of Andorra)
Image 31A 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 km (one point two mi) of the Andorran border. (from Andorra)
Image 32Andorra la Vella, Capital of Andorra (from List of cities and towns in Andorra)
Image 33Map of Andorra with its seven parishes labelled (from Andorra)
Image 34Roc de les Bruixes prehistorical sanctuary in Canillo (detail) (from Andorra)
Image 35The centre of government in Andorra la Vella (from Andorra)