Andorra

- Total $2. The National flag of the Principality of Andorra was adopted in 1866 The Coat of arms of Andorra has existed for centuries It supposedly violates the Rule of tincture. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history traditions and struggles of its people recognized either by a nation's El Gran Carlemany (The Great Charlemagne is the National anthem of Andorra. Catalan ˈkætəˌlæn ( català kətəˈla or) is a Romance language, the national and official language of Andorra, and a co-official Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his Andorrans are a minority in their own country Spanish, French, and Portuguese residents make the up 67 Andorra la Vella is the Capital of the Co-principality of Andorra, and is located high in the east Pyrenees between France and An official language is a Language that is given a special legal status in a particular Country, State, or other territory Catalan ˈkætəˌlæn ( català kətəˈla or) is a Romance language, the national and official language of Andorra, and a co-official A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. A parliamentary system, also known as parliamentarianism (and parliamentarism in American English) is a System of government in which A coregency is the situation where a monarchical position (such as King Queen Emperor or Empress normally held by only a single person is held by two This is a list of Co-Princes of Andorra. The Principality of Andorra, in the Pyrenees Mountains on the French – Spanish border Nicolas Sarkozy (pronounced, This is a list of Co-Princes of Andorra. The Principality of Andorra, in the Pyrenees Mountains on the French – Spanish border Joan Enric Vives i Sicília (born July 24, 1949 in Barcelona, Spain) is the current Bishop of Urgell, a Roman Catholic The Head of Government (Cap de Govern is the chief executive of the government of the Principality of Andorra. Albert Pintat Santolària (born 23 June 1943) is the head of government of Andorra. Independence is the Self-government of a Nation, Country, or State by its residents and population or some portion thereof generally exercising In Medieval France a paréage or pariage was a Feudal treaty recognising joint sovereignty over a territory by two rulers who were on an equal Andorra is the last independent survivor of the Marca Hispanica, the Buffer states created by Charlemagne to keep the Islamic Moors Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. To help compare different Orders of magnitude and geographical regions we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km² This is a list of the countries of the world sorted by total area. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Water is a common Chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of Life. In Mathematics, a percentage is a way of expressing a number as a Fraction of 100 ( per cent meaning "per hundred" In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology List of countries by population in 2005|List of countries by population in 1907This is a list of countries ordered according to Population. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume List of countries and dependencies by Population density in inhabitants/km² The purchasing power parity ( PPP) theory uses the long-term equilibrium Exchange rate of two currencies to equalize their Purchasing power. 77 billion (177th)

- Per capita $38,800 (unranked)

Currency euro (€)¹ (EUR)

Time zone CET (UTC+1)

- Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Internet TLD .ad²

Calling code +376

¹ Before 1999: French franc and Spanish peseta. There are three lists of Countries of the world sorted by their Gross domestic product (GDP (the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation Per capita is a Latin phrase meaning for each head with Per meaning 'through' or 'by' This article includes three lists of Countries of the world sorted by their Gross domestic product (GDP at Purchasing power parity (PPP Per capita A currency is a unit of exchange, facilitating the transfer of Goods and/or services It is one form of Money, where money is Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e ISO 4217 is the International standard describing three-letter codes (also known as the currency code) to define the names of currencies established Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. A country This is a list of country calling codes defined by ITU-T recommendation E The franc (represented by the franc sign ₣ or more commonly just F) is a former Currency of France. The peseta ( ISO 4217 code ESP standard abbreviation Pta Pts or Ptas Small amounts of Andorran diners (divided into 100 centim) were minted after 1982. The Andorran diner (ADD is a commemorative currency issued in form of Coins intended for collectors

² Also .cat, shared with Catalan-speaking territories.

Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra (Catalan: Principat d'Andorra), is a small landlocked country in western Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. A principality (or princedom) is a monarchical feudatory or Sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a monarch with the title of Prince Catalan ˈkætəˌlæn ( català kətəˈla or) is a Romance language, the national and official language of Andorra, and a co-official A landlocked country is commonly defined as one enclosed or nearly enclosed by land The Pyrenees (Pirineos French: Pyrénées; Catalan: Pirineus; Occitan: Pirenèus; Aragonese: Perinés Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Once isolated, it is currently a prosperous country mainly because of tourism and its status as a tax haven. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel A tax haven is a place where certain Taxes are levied at a low rate or not at all The people of Andorra are currently listed as having the highest human life expectancies on Earth, at an average of 83. __FORCETOC__This is a list of countries by Life expectancy at birth the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year if mortality at each age remains 5 years at birth (2007 est). ^[1]

1 Origin and history of the name
2 History
3 Politics
4 Parishes
5 Geography
6 Economy
7 Demographics
8 Religion
9 Culture
10 See also
11 References
12 External links

Origin and history of the name

The name "Andorra" is of unknown origin but, according to Joan Coromines, pre-Roman. Joan Coromines i Vigneaux, in Spanish Joan Corominas ( Barcelona, 1905 - Pineda de Mar, Catalonia, 1997 was a linguist who made important contributions The name Andorra may be derived from al-Darra (الدّارة), the Arabic word for forest. Many of the local toponyms are of Iberian origin. Toponymy refers to the scientific study of place-names ( toponyms) their origins meanings use and Typology. The Iberian language was the language of a people identified by Greek and Roman sources who lived in the eastern and southeastern regions of the Iberian

History

Main article: History of Andorra

Tradition holds that Charles the Great (Charlemagne) granted a charter to Andorran people in return for fighting against the Moors. Andorra is the last independent survivor of the Marca Hispanica, the Buffer states created by Charlemagne to keep the Islamic Moors Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his A charter is the grant of authority or rights stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of Muslim (and earlier non-Muslim people of Berber and Arab descent Overlordship of the territory passed to the local count of Urgell and eventually to the bishop of the diocese of Urgell. This is a list of the counts of Urgell. ca 798 - 870 Counts appointed by the Carolingians 798 A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop. Urgell (Spanish Urgel) is one of the historical Catalan counties, bordering on the counties of Pallars and Cerdanya. The Bishop then handed over the territory to the Lord of Caboet. The Caboet family married into the family of the French Count of Foix and through this marriage, the Count inherited all of the Spanish lord's land, including Andorra. In the eleventh century a dispute arose between the bishop and his northern neighbour over Andorra.

The conflict was resolved in 1278 by the signing of a paréage, which provided that Andorra's sovereignty be shared between the count of Foix (whose title would ultimately transfer to the French head of state) and the bishop of La Seu d'Urgell, in Catalonia, Spain. In Medieval France a paréage or pariage was a Feudal treaty recognising joint sovereignty over a territory by two rulers who were on an equal counts of Foix ruled the independent County of Foix, in what is now southern France, during the Middle Ages. La Seu d'Urgell is the capital of the comarca Alt Urgell, in the province of Lleida, in Catalonia, Spain. Catalonia (Cataluña Catalunya Aranese: Catalonha) is an Autonomous Community in the northeast part of Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. This gave the small principality its territory and political form. A principality (or princedom) is a monarchical feudatory or Sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a monarch with the title of Prince

Over the years the title passed to the kings of Navarre. After Henry of Navarre became King Henry IV of France, he issued an edict (1607) that established the head of the French state and the Bishop of Urgell as co-princes of Andorra. Henry IV (Henri IV ( 13 December 1553 &ndash 14 May 1610) ruled as King of France from 1589 to 1610 and as Henry III

In the period 1812–13, the First French Empire annexed Catalonia and divided it in four départements. The Empire of the French (1804-1814 also known as the Empire of France, Greater French Empire, First French Empire, French Empire, or Catalonia (Cataluña Catalunya Aranese: Catalonha) is an Autonomous Community in the northeast part of Spain. In the Terminology of Political geography and Historiography a National department (département departamento is an administrative Andorra was also annexed and made part of the district of Puigcerdà (département of Sègre). Puigcerdà is the capital of the Catalan ''comarca'' of Cerdanya, in the Girona province in Catalonia, Spain, located

Andorra declared war on Imperial Germany during World War I but did not actually take part in the fighting. The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All It remained in an official state of belligerency until 1957 as it was not included in the Versailles Peace Treaty. A belligerent is an individual group country or other entity which acts in a hostile manner such as engaging in Combat. The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I.

In 1933 France occupied Andorra as a result of social unrest before elections. On July 12, 1934, an adventurer named Boris Skossyreff issued a proclamation in Urgell, declaring himself Boris I, sovereign prince of Andorra, simultaneously declaring war on the bishop of Urgell. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Boris Skossyreff (1896? &ndash 1989 was an adventurer who attempted to seize power in the European state of Andorra during the early 1930s He was arrested by Spanish authorities on July 20 and ultimately expelled from Spain. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold From 1936 to 1940, a French detachment was garrisoned in Andorra to prevent influences of the Spanish Civil War and Franco's Spain. The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (born December 4, 1892 in Ferrol, died November 20, 1975 in Madrid Francoist troops reached the Andorran border in the later stages of the war.

During World War II, Andorra remained neutral and was an important smuggling route between Vichy France and Spain. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Vichy France, or the Vichy regime are the common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944

Given its relative isolation, Andorra has existed outside the mainstream of European history, with few ties to countries other than France and Spain. In recent times, however, its thriving tourist industry along with developments in transportation and communications have removed the country from its isolation. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel Its political system was thoroughly modernized in 1993, the year in which it became a member of the United Nations and the Council of Europe. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The Council of Europe (Conseil de l'Europe is the oldest International organisation working towards European integration, being founded in 1949

Politics

Main article: Politics of Andorra

Andorra is a co-principality with the President of France and the Bishop of Urgell, Spain as co-princes, in a duumvirate. Politics of Andorra takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic Country, whereby the Head of Government of Andorra A coregency is the situation where a monarchical position (such as King Queen Emperor or Empress normally held by only a single person is held by two The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected The Diocese of Urgell is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical unit in Catalonia, Spain, with origins in the fifth century AD or possibly Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. This is a list of Co-Princes of Andorra. The Principality of Andorra, in the Pyrenees Mountains on the French – Spanish border A duumvirate is an alliance between two equally powerful political or military leaders The politics of Andorra take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy, whereby the Prime Minister of Andorra is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. A parliamentary system, also known as parliamentarianism (and parliamentarism in American English) is a System of government in which Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principles of the people's representatives The Head of Government (Cap de Govern is the chief executive of the government of the Principality of Andorra. This article focuses on the cases where the Head of Government is a separate office from the Head of State Executive power is exercised by the government. In Political science and Constitutional law, the executive is the branch of government responsible for the day-to-day management of the State. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. In Law, the judiciary or judicial system is the system of Courts which administer Justice in the name of the sovereign or State

The current Prime Minister is Albert Pintat Santolaria of the Andorran Liberal Party (PLA). Albert Pintat Santolària (born 23 June 1943) is the head of government of Andorra.

Responsibility for defending Andorra rests with Spain and France. Andorra currently has no military force. This is a list of countries without Armed forces. The term "country" is used in the sense of independent state; thus it applies only to sovereign

Parishes

Main article: Parishes of Andorra

Map of Andorra with its seven parishes labeled

Andorra consists of seven parishes:

Geography

Main article: Geography of Andorra

Due to its location in the eastern Pyrenees mountain range, Andorra consists predominantly of rugged mountains of an average height of 1,996 m with the highest being the Coma Pedrosa at 2,946 m. Andorra consists of seven communities known as parishes ( catalan: parròquies, singular parròquia) Andorra la Vella is the Capital of the Co-principality of Andorra, and is located high in the east Pyrenees between France and Canillo is one of the parishes of Andorra. Canillo is also a town within the parish Encamp is one of the parishes of Andorra, located on the Riu Valira, and connected by a 6 Escaldes-Engordany is one of the parishes of Andorra. The parish is composed of the villages Escaldes, Engordany, Vilars d'Engordany The Parish of La Massana ( lies in the northwest of Andorra. La Massana is also the name of a town located here Ordino is one of the parishes of Andorra. It contains one of the main Andorran communities El Serrat, as well as Ansalonga, Somàs Sant Julià de Lòria is one of the parishes of Andorra, in the far south of that country The Pyrenees (Pirineos French: Pyrénées; Catalan: Pirineus; Occitan: Pirenèus; Aragonese: Perinés The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Coma Pedrosa is the highest point in the principality of Andorra. These are dissected by three narrow valleys in a Y shape that combine into one as the main stream, the Valira river, leaves the country for Spain (at Andorra's lowest point of 870 m). Valira may refer to Valira Greece Valira River, Andorra SpecialShortpages Andorra's surface area is 468 km². Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of

Andorra's climate is similar to that of its neighbours' temperate climates, but its higher altitude means there is, on average, more snow in winter and it is slightly cooler in summer. Climate encompasses the temperatures humidity rainfall atmospheric particle count and numerous other meteorogical factors in a given region over long periods of

Phytogeographically, Andorra belongs to the Atlantic European province of the Circumboreal Region within the Boreal Kingdom. Phytogeography, also called geobotany is the branch of Biogeography that is concerned with the geographic distribution of Plant Species, or more generally Vaccinium vitis-idaea 20060824 003jpg|thumb|right| Vaccinium vitis-idaea ]]Alnus-viridis Rhododendron-palustreJPG|thumb|right| Rhododendron tomentosum ]]The Boreal Kingdom or Holarctic Kingdom ( Holarctis) is a Floristic kingdom According to the WWF, the territory of Andorra belongs to the ecoregion of Pyrenees conifer and mixed forests.

Economy

Main article: Economy of Andorra

Escaldes-Engordany with Caldea spa (center)

Tourism, the mainstay of Andorra's tiny, well-to-do economy, accounts for roughly 80% of GDP. Andorra 's GDP for 1998 was $12 billion with tourism as its principal component Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel An estimated 9 million tourists visit annually, attracted by Andorra's duty-free status and by its summer and winter resorts. A resort is a place used for Relaxation or Recreation, attracting visitors for Holidays or Vacations Resorts are places towns or sometimes Andorra's comparative advantage has recently eroded as the economies of adjoining France and Spain have been opened up, providing broader availability of goods and lower tariffs. For other uses of this word see Tariff (disambiguation. A tariff is a tax imposed on goods when they are moved across a political boundary

The banking sector, with its tax haven status, also contributes substantially to the economy. A banker or bank is a Financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money A tax haven is a place where certain Taxes are levied at a low rate or not at all Agricultural production is limited—only 2% of the land is arable—and most food has to be imported. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Food is any substance usually composed primarily of Carbohydrates Fats water and/or Proteins that can be eaten or drunk by an International trade is exchange of Capital, Goods, and Services across International borders or Territories. Some tobacco is grown locally. The principal livestock activity is domestic sheep raising. Manufacturing output consists mainly of cigarettes, cigars, and furniture. Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, "making by hand" is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale Andorra's natural resources include hydroelectric power, mineral water, timber, iron ore, and lead. Natural resources are naturally occurring substances that are considered valuable in their relatively unmodified ( natural) form Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by Hydropower, ie the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling water In many places mineral water is often colloquially used to mean Carbonated water (which is usually carbonated mineral water as opposed to tap water Lumber or timber is Wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural Material for Construction, or Iron ores are rocks and Minerals from which Metallic Iron can be economically extracted Characteristics Lead has a dull luster and is a dense, Ductile, very soft highly ^[2] There are no Patent Laws in Andorra. [1]

Andorra is not a full member of the European Union, but enjoys a special relationship with it, such as being treated as an EU member for trade in manufactured goods (no tariffs) and as a non-EU member for agricultural products. A Member State of the European Union is any one of the twenty-seven sovereign Nation states that have acceded the European Union (EU since its De facto The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in There are a number of Microstates in Europe; due to their size they are often closely linked with another larger state The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Andorra lacks a currency of its own and uses that of its two surrounding nations. A currency is a unit of exchange, facilitating the transfer of Goods and/or services It is one form of Money, where money is Prior to 1999 these were the French franc and the Spanish peseta, which have since been both replaced by the EU's single currency, the euro. The franc (represented by the franc sign ₣ or more commonly just F) is a former Currency of France. Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Andorra

Andorrans are a minority in their own country; Spaniards, Portuguese, Frenchmen, Britons, and Italians resident in Andorra make up 67. Andorrans are a minority in their own country Spanish, French, and Portuguese residents make the up 67 Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Portuguese people (os Portugueses literally the Portuguese) are the Ethnic group or Nation native to the country of Portugal, in the west This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging 7% of the population. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, Andorra has the world's longest life expectancy – 83. 5 years.

The national language is Catalan, a Romance language. Catalan ˈkætəˌlæn ( català kətəˈla or) is a Romance language, the national and official language of Andorra, and a co-official The Romance languages (sometimes referred to as Romanic languages, or Neolatin languages) are a branch of the Indo-European language family comprising all Andorra is one of only four nations (together with France, Monaco, and Turkey) that never signed the Council of Europe Framework Convention on National Minorities. In February 1995 22 member States of the Council of Europe, signed the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. ^[3]

Religion

The population of Andorra is predominantly Roman Catholic. ^[4] Their patron saint is Our Lady of Meritxell.

Culture

Andorran coat of arms at Andorran Parliament

Andorran flag on balcony, Ordino.

Main article: Culture of Andorra

The official and historic language is Catalan. Andorran Culture is Catalan in essence since the native-born population of Andorra is Catalan Catalan ˈkætəˌlæn ( català kətəˈla or) is a Romance language, the national and official language of Andorra, and a co-official Other languages stemming from immigration, historical links and close geographic proximity, such as Spanish and French are also commonly spoken. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people

Andorra's long history has provided it with a rich folklore and an abundance of folk tales, with roots originating as far as Andalusia in the south and the Netherlands in the north. Andorra is the last independent survivor of the Marca Hispanica, the Buffer states created by Charlemagne to keep the Islamic Moors History The concept of folklore developed as part of the 19th century ideology of Romantic nationalism, leading to the reshaping of oral traditions to serve modern ideological History The concept of folklore developed as part of the 19th century ideology of Romantic nationalism, leading to the reshaping of oral traditions to serve modern ideological Andalusia (Andalucía is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the most populous and the second largest in terms of land area The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands

Andorran culture is Catalan in essence. It has given a significant and easily identifiable contribution to the conglomerate of Catalan culture.

Two writers renowned in Catalonia and the region, Michèle Gazier and Ramon Villeró, both come from Andorra.

Andorra is home to folk dances like the contrapàs and marratxa, which survive in Sant Julià de Lòria especially. Sant Julià de Lòria is one of the parishes of Andorra, in the far south of that country Andorran folk music has similarities to all of its neighbors, but is especially Catalan in character, especially in the presence of dances like the sardana. Catalunya (in Spain and France) has one of the oldest documented musical traditions in Europe and has had a rich musical culture continuously for at least two thousand The sardana (Catalan plural sardanes) is a type of Circle dance typical of Catalonia. Other Andorran folk dances include contrapàs in Andorra la Vella and Saint Anne's dance in Escaldes-Engordany. Andorra la Vella is the Capital of the Co-principality of Andorra, and is located high in the east Pyrenees between France and Escaldes-Engordany is one of the parishes of Andorra. The parish is composed of the villages Escaldes, Engordany, Vilars d'Engordany

Andorra's national holiday is Our Lady of Meritxell Day, September 8. The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the Nationhood of a Nation or non-sovereign Country. Our Lady of Meritxell is a Roman Catholic Andorrese Statue depicting an apparition of the Virgin Mary. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz ^[2]

See also: Music of Andorra

References

External links

Andorra travel guide from Wikitravel
Govern d'Andorra - Official governmental site (in Catalan)
Official Tourism Website
History of Andorra: Primary Documents
HiT Andorra - Andorra's health care system and general historical and government background information
U.S. Library of Congress Portals on the World - Andorra
Andorra entry at The World Factbook
BBC information on Andorra
Culture of Andorra - History, ethnic relations, diet, urbanism, architecture, use of space, and more. The small country of Andorra is home to folk dances like the Contrapàs and Marratxa, which survive in Sant Julià de Lòria especially In March 2005, the Principality of Andorra first recognized the right of Same-sex couples to join in Civil unions. This article is about Communications in Andorra. The telephone system including mobile data and Internet is operated by the Andorran Telecommunications Service known in The European microstates or ministates are a handful of very small sovereign States on the European Continent and the surrounding islands Since the establishment of sovereignty with the ratification of the constitution in 1993, Andorra has moved to become an active member of the International This is a list of Andorra -related articles. Those interested in the subject can monitor changes to the pages by clicking on Related changes in the sidebar This is a list of Andorrans who are famous or notable List of Andorrans or celebrities related with Andorra Colonel Andorra is one of only six of the world's independent countries that do not have Scouting. Andorra has become an important tourist destination in Europe This article concerns Transport in Andorra. Andorra is a country in Europe, whose transport infrastructure is largely road-based The University of Andorra (Universitat d'Andorra is a public institution of higher education created in the year 1997 Wikitravel is a Web -based project "to create a free, complete up-to-date and reliable worldwide travel guide.
World Intellectual Property Handbook: Andorra

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A small country in Europe between Spain and France.

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