Portal:Andorra

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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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Plaça de Sant Serni and Carrer Major of Canillo.

Canillo (Catalan pronunciation: [kaˈniʎo]) is one of the seven parishes which make up Andorra. Canillo is also the name of the main town of the parish. The parish is considered the religious center of Andorra with the Sanctuary and Chapel of Our Lady of Meritxell, patron saint of Andorra, and contains one of the best-preserved romanesque churches in the Pyrenees, Sant Joan de Caselles. It has a population of 4,826 as of 2011. Despite having a tourist vocation, the parish of Canillo still retains many livestock and agricultural traits. It borders France to the north and east. (Full article...)

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Did you know (auto-generated)

... that Església de Sant Serni de Canillo has the tallest bell tower in Andorra?
... that around 400 people tried to flee from Francoist Spain to Andorra through Juberri in 1937?
... that Spanish bishop Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat is expected to be a future head of state of Andorra?

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Coma Pedrosa

Amongst Andorra's 65 mountain peaks over 6,560 feet (2,000 m), the peak of Coma Pedrosa (pictured) is the highest at 9,652 feet (2,942 m).

"El Gran Carlemany", the national anthem of Andorra, proclaims the microstate as the "only remaining daughter of the Carolingian empire".

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The following are images from various Andorra-related articles on Wikipedia.

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

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A ski slope in Andorra. Andorra is known for its skiing.

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