Andorra

Guide to ANDORRA

ANDORRA which official name is Principality of Andorra or Andorra, is a country from Europe located at the Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain. ANDORRA with 120.3 km sq km, limits with: France 56.6 km, Spain 63.7 km; and is divided in 7 parishes . ANDORRA's capital is Andorra la Vella which is the most populated city with about 20,430 inhabitants.

History of ANDORRA

ANDORRA's government is parliamentary democracy (since March 1993) that retains as its chiefs of state a coprincipality; the two princes are the president of France and bishop of Seo de Urgel, Spain, who are represented locally by coprinces' representatives; a Constitutional monarchy with a Ceremonial government type, with Co-Prince Joan Enric Vives Sicília, represented by Nemesi Marqués Oste and Co-Prince Nicolas Sarkozy, represented by Philippe Massoni as head of state and Head of Government Albert Pintat as head of government.

Other symbols of ANDORRA are Andorran motto " Virtus, Unita, Fortior (Latin, Virtue united is stronger) Andorran anthem "El Gran Carlemany (The Great Charlemagne) Andorran flag.Andorran flag is composed by three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red with the national coat of arms centered in the yellow band; the coat of arms features a quartered shield; similar to the flags of Chad and Romania, which do not have a national coat of arms in the center, and the flag of Moldova, which does bear a national emblem .

ANDORRA's history is quite long: For 715 years, from 1278 to 1993, Andorrans lived under a unique co-principality, ruled by French and Spanish leaders (from 1607 onward, the French chief of state and the Spanish bishop of Urgel). In 1993, this feudal system was modified with the titular heads of state retained, but the government transformed into a parliamentary democracy. Long isolated and impoverished, mountainous Andorra achieved considerable prosperity since World War II through its tourist industry. Many immigrants (legal and illegal) are attracted to the thriving economy with its lack of income taxes.

ANDORRAs geography

Guide to travel to ANDORRA

If you are thinking on traveling to ANDORRA, you will have to take in consideration some points like ANDORRA's currency, ANDORRA's weather, ANDORRA's national holiday and ANDORRA's transports.

The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. ANDORRA`s currency is called euro ( €), which is divided in 100 cents. For your consideration, euro's exchange rate is about 0 per dolar.0.6347688642.

ANDORRA's weather is characterized to be temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers. So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to ANDORRA.

You can also consider to visit ANDORRA on it's national holiday to get in ANDORRA's culture. If you do so, ANDORRA's national holiday is called Our Lady of Meritxell Day, 8 September.

Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of ANDORRA: Coma Pedrosa 2,946 m. And try also to get to ANDORRA's lowest point: Riu Runer 840 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit ANDORRA's tallest structure: ( ).

Don't be afraid to take a flight to ANDORRA, with more than 0 airports and 0 airlines, you will get to ANDORRA without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. ANDORRA has about0 of railways, and also0 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.

Andorran Culture

ANDORRA is known by Andorrans as Principat d'Andorra or Andorra in the shortened way. Andorran, about 71,822 people, are composed by different ethnics: Spanish 43%, Andorran 33%, Portuguese 11%, French 7%, other 6% (1998). And they also have different languages: Catalan.

Another relevant point nowadays it's ANDORRA's religion. Andorrans are divided in Roman Catholic (predominant).

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