The Principality of Andorra is a small landlocked sovereign country located in the eastern Pyrenees Mountains of Southern Europe

Southern Europe

The term Southern Europe, at its most general definition, is used to mean "all countries in the south of Europe". However, the concept, at different times, has had different meanings, providing additional political, linguistic and cultural context to the definition in addition to the typical...

 and bordered by Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

 and France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

. Once isolated, it is currently a prosperous country mainly because of tourism

Tourism

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 and its status as a tax haven

Tax haven

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. The people of Andorra are currently listed as having the highest human life expectancies on Earth, at an average of 83.5 years at birth (2007 est).

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Andorra:

General reference

• Pronunciation: ænˈdɒrə
• Common English country name: Andorra
  Andorra
  Andorra , officially the Principality of Andorra , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, , is a small landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe having an area of...
  
  
• Official English country name: The Principality of Andorra
• Common endonym(s): Andorra
• Official endonym(s): Principat d'Andorra
• Adjectival(s): Andorran
  Andorran
  Andorran may refer to:* Something of, or related to Andorra* A person from Andorra, or of Andorran descent. For information about the Andorran people, see Demographics of Andorra and Culture of Andorra. For specific Andorrans, see List of Andorrans....
  
  
• Demonym(s): Andorrà, Andorrana
• Etymology
  Etymology
  Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
  
  : Name of Andorra
• ISO country codes: AD, AND, 020
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AD
  ISO 3166-2:AD
  ISO 3166-2:AD is the entry for Andorra in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Andorra, ISO 3166-2 codes are...
  
  
• Internet
  Internet
  The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
  
   country code top-level domain
  Country code top-level domain
  A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....
  
  : .ad
  .ad
  .ad is the Internet country code top-level domain for Andorra. It is administered by Servei de Telecomunicacions d'Andorra, today called Andorra Telecom....
  
  

Geography of Andorra

Main article: Geography of Andorra

Geography of Andorra

Andorra is a small, landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountain range and bordered by Spain and France. With an area of 468 km², it is the sixth smallest country in Europe and also the largest of the European microstates....

• Andorra is: a landlocked country and a European microstate
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere
    Northern Hemisphere
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     and Eastern Hemisphere
    Eastern Hemisphere
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  • Eurasia
    Eurasia
    Eurasia is a continent or supercontinent comprising the traditional continents of Europe and Asia ; covering about 52,990,000 km2 or about 10.6% of the Earth's surface located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres...
    
    
    • Europe
      Europe
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      • Southern Europe
        Southern Europe
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        • Iberian Peninsula
          Iberian Peninsula
          The Iberian Peninsula , sometimes called Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes the modern-day sovereign states of Spain, Portugal and Andorra, as well as the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar...
          
          
          • On the border between Spain
            Spain
            Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
            
             and France
            France
            The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
            
            
        • Pyrenees
          Pyrenees
          The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
          
           mountain range
  • Time zone
    Time zone
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    : Central European Time
    Central European Time
    Central European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...
    
     (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time
    Central European Summer Time
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     (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Andorra
    • High: Coma Pedrosa
      Coma Pedrosa
      Coma Pedrosa is the highest mountain in the principality of Andorra. It is popular with mountain climbers, its ascent being technically straightforward, although strenuous. Several mountain lakes and tarns are found on the slopes, notably Estanys de Baiau, which lies on the western slopes, across...
      
       2942 m (9,652 ft)
    • Low: Valira River
      Valira River
      The Gran Valira is the biggest river in Andorra. It flows through the capital, Andorra la Vella, and exits the country in the south near the Spain-Andorra road border crossing....
      
       840 m (2,756 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 120.3 km

 Spain 63.7 km

 Early Modern France 56.6 km

• Coastline: none
• Population of Andorra: 71,822 (2007) - 194th most populous country
• Area of Andorra: 468 square kilometres (180.7 sq mi) - 196th largest country
• Atlas of Andorra

Environment of Andorra

• Climate of Andorra
• Environmental issues in Andorra
• Geology of Andorra
  Geology of Andorra
  Andorra is located in the Axial Zone of the central Pyrenees mountain range in south western Europe. This means that it has intensely folded and thrusted rocks formed when the Iberian peninsula was rotated onto the European continent....
  
  
• Wildlife of Andorra
  Wildlife of Andorra
  -Flora:Chestnut and walnut trees grow only in the area around Sant Julià de Lòria, the lowest settlement. Elsewhere, evergreen oaks still are common. Higher regions and many valleys have pines, firs, and various forms of subalpine and alpine plant life. At the highest altitudes there are no trees,...
  
  
  • Fauna of Andorra
    • Birds of Andorra
      • Bearded Vulture
      • Western Capercaillie
    • Mammals of Andorra
      • Common Genet
        Common Genet
        The Common Genet , also known as the Small-spotted Genet or European Genet, is a mammal from the order Carnivora, related to civets and linsangs. The most far-ranging of all the fourteen species of genet, it can be found throughout Africa, parts of the Middle East, and in Europe in Spain, Portugal,...
        
        
      • Pyrenean Chamois
        Pyrenean Chamois
        The Pyrenean Chamois , Rupicapra pyrenaica, is a goat antelope that lives in the Pyrenees, Cantabrian Mountains and Apennine Mountains...
        
        

Natural geographic features of Andorra

• World Heritage Sites in Andorra

Administrative divisions of Andorra

Main article: Administrative divisions of Andorra

• Parishes of Andorra
  Parishes of Andorra
  Andorra consists of seven communities known as parishes . Until relatively recently, it had only six parishes; the seventh, Escaldes-Engordany, was created in 1978....
  
  
  • Municipalities of Andorra

Parishes of Andorra

Andorra consists of seven parishes:

• Andorra la Vella
  Andorra la Vella
  Andorra la Vella is the capital of the Co-principality of Andorra, and is located high in the east Pyrenees between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parish that surrounds the capital....
  
  
• Canillo
  Canillo
  Canillo is one of the parishes of Andorra. Canillo is also the name of the main town of the parish. Canillo has a gondola link to the main ski resort of Grandvalira.-Geography:...
  
  
• Encamp
  Encamp
  Encamp is one of the parishes of Andorra, located on the Valira d'Orient river, and connected by a cable car to Lake Engolasters. It is also the name of the main town in the parish. Other settlements include Vila, El Pas de la Casa, Grau Roig, el Tremat, la Mosquera, and Les Bons. As of 2004, it...
  
  
• Escaldes-Engordany
  Escaldes-Engordany
  Escaldes-Engordany is one of the parishes of Andorra. The parish is composed of the areas of les Escaldes, Engordany, Els Vilars d'Engordany, Engolasters, and El Fener. As of 2005 it has a population of 16,918. Notable events include the town's annual jazz festival....
  
  
• La Massana
  La Massana
  La Massana is one of the seven parishes of the Principality of Andorra. It is located in the northwest of the country. . La Massana is also the name of the main town of the parish. The name Massana derives from the Latin name mattianam for a variety of apple.The parish is extremely mountainous and...
  
  
• Ordino
• Sant Julià de Lòria
  Sant Julià de Lòria
  Sant Julià de Lòria is one of the parishes of Andorra, in the far south of that country. It is also the name of the main town of the parish, which at 908 m is the lowest settlement in Andorra...
  
  

Municipalities of Andorra

• Capital of Andorra: Andorra la Vella
• Cities of Andorra

Government and politics of Andorra

Main article: Government of Andorra and Politics of Andorra

Politics of Andorra

The politics of Andorra take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic country, whereby the Head of Government of Andorra is the chief executive, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government...

• Form of government
  Form of government
  A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
  
  : parliamentary
  Parliamentary system
  A parliamentary system is a system of government in which the ministers of the executive branch get their democratic legitimacy from the legislature and are accountable to that body, such that the executive and legislative branches are intertwined....
  
   representative democracy
  Representative democracy
  Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principle of elected individuals representing the people, as opposed to autocracy and direct democracy...
  
  
• Capital of Andorra: Andorra la Vella

• Elections in Andorra
  Elections in Andorra
  Elections in Andorra gives information on election and election results in Andorra.Andorra elects on national level a legislature. The General Council has 28 members, elected for a four year term, 14 in two-seat constituencies and 14 by proportional representation.Andorra has a multi-party...
  
  
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Andorra
• Political scandals of Andorra
• Taxation in Andorra
  Taxation in Andorra
  There is no income tax in Andorra on individuals or corporations. Employees pay social security taxes at rates of 5-9% on their salaries; employers pay social security taxes of 13% on their employees' salaries...
  
  

Executive branch of the government of Andorra

• Head of state
  Head of State
  A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
  
  : Co-Princes of Andorra:
  • Nicolas Sarkozy
    Nicolas Sarkozy
    Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating the Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal 10 days earlier....
    
    , President of France
  • Joan Enric Vives i Sicilia, Bishop of La Seu d'Urgell, Spain
    Spain
    Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
    
    
• Head of government
  Head of government
  Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
  
  : Prime Minister of Andorra, Jaume Bartumeu
  Jaume Bartumeu
  Jaume Bartumeu Cassany is an Andorran lawyer and politician, who served as head of government from 2009 to 2011. He was a founding member of the Social Democratic Party in June 2000, in which he held the position of first secretary between 2000 and 2004...
  
  
• Cabinet of Andorra

Legislative branch of the government of Andorra

• Parliament of Andorra (unicameral): General Council of the Valleys
  General Council of the Valleys
  The General Council is the unicameral parliament of Andorra. It is sometimes referred to as the General Council of the Valleys because it was the historical name and to distinguish it from similarly named bodies in the Val d'Aran and in France.-Organization:There are twenty-eight "general...
  
  

Judicial branch of the government of Andorra

• Supreme Court of Andorra: Superior Court of Justice
  Superior Court of Justice
  Superior Court of Justice may refer to:* Superior Court of Justice * Superior court of justice * Ontario Superior Court of Justice* Superior Courts of Justice of Peru* Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation...
  
  

Foreign relations of Andorra

• Diplomatic missions in Andorra
• Diplomatic missions of Andorra
• United States-Andorra relations

International organization membership

The Principality of Andorra is a member of:

• Council of Europe
  Council of Europe
  The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
  
   (CE)
• Food and Agriculture Organization
  Food and Agriculture Organization
  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...
  
   (FAO)
• International Civil Aviation Organization
  International Civil Aviation Organization
  The International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
  
   (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court
  International Criminal Court
  The International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression .It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the...
  
   (ICCt)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies...
  
   (IFRCS)
• International Olympic Committee
  International Olympic Committee
  The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
  
   (IOC)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...
  
   (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union
  International Telecommunication Union
  The International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...
  
   (ITU)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)

• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Unió Llatina
• United Nations
  United Nations
  The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
  
   (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....
  
   (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• World Customs Organization
  World Customs Organization
  The World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. With its worldwide membership, the WCO is recognized as the voice of the global customs community...
  
   (WCO)
• World Health Organization
  World Health Organization
  The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
  
   (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization
  World Intellectual Property Organization
  The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
  
   (WIPO)
• World Tourism Organization
  World Tourism Organization
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   (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization
  World Trade Organization
  The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
  
   (WTO) (observer)

Law and order in Andorra

• Capital punishment in Andorra
  Capital punishment in Andorra
  Antoni Areny was the last man to be executed in Andorra. He was shot by a firing squad for the murder of his two brothers on 18 October 1943. Capital punishment was abolished in Andorra in 1990 and Protocol No. 6 to the ECHR came into force on 1 February 1996....
  
  
• Constitution of Andorra
  Constitution of Andorra
  The Constitution of Andorra is the supreme law of the Principality of Andorra. It was adopted on 2 February 1993 and given assent by the Andorran people in a referendum on 14 March 1993...
  
  
• Human rights in Andorra
  Human rights in Andorra
  Human rights in Andorra are generally respected by the government, and the law and the judiciary provided effective means of dealing with individual instances of abuse...
  
  
  • LGBT rights in Andorra
  • Freedom of religion in Andorra
    Freedom of religion in Andorra
    The Constitution of Andorra provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice. There is no state religion; however, the Constitution acknowledges a special relationship with the Roman Catholic Church, which receives some privileges, although no direct...
    
    
• Law enforcement in Andorra
  Law enforcement in Andorra
  The Police Force of Andorra is the national police of Andorra. In 2010, the force had 75 officers serving a population of approximately 85,000.-Structure:...
  
  

Military of Andorra

Main article: Military of Andorra

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief
    Commander-in-Chief
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    :
    • Ministry of Defence of Andorra
• Forces
  • Army of Andorra
  • Navy of Andorra
  • Air Force of Andorra
  • Special forces of Andorra
• Military history of Andorra
• Military ranks of Andorra

Political parties in Andorra

• List of political parties in Andorra
• Andorran Democratic Centre
  Andorran Democratic Centre
  The Andorran Democratic Centre is a Christian-democratic political party in Andorra. It is against immigration but it is for a welfare state....
  
  
• Century 21 (political party)
  Century 21 (political party)
  Century 21 is a conservative political party in Andorra. At the last legislative elections, on April 24, 2005, the alliance of the Andorran Democratic Centre and Century 21 won 11.0 % of the popular vote and 2 out of 28 seats....
  
  
• Democratic Party (Andorra)
  Democratic Party (Andorra)
  The Democratic Party is a political party in Andorra.At the 2001 elections the party won 23.8% of popular votes and 5 out of 28 seats in the General Council of Andorra....
  
  
• Democratic Renewal (Andorra)
  Democratic Renewal (Andorra)
  The Democratic Renewal is a social-liberal political party in Andorra.At the legislative elections of 24 April 2005, the party won 6.2% of the popular vote and 1 out of 28 seats....
  
  
• Greens of Andorra
  Greens of Andorra
  The Greens of Andorra is a green political party in Andorra.At the legislative election of 2005 the party's 451 votes translated into no seats in the General Council, in 2009 its 466 votes led to no seats, and in 2011 its 520 votes again won no seats. The party did not contest the 2001 election...
  
  
• Lauredian Union
  Lauredian Union
  The Lauredian Union is a local conservative political party in Sant Julià de Lòria, Andorra.At the 2001 elections the party won 2 out of 28 seats in the General Council of Andorra. It lost parliamentary representation in 2005, but regained its two seats in 2011....
  
  
• Liberal Party of Andorra
  Liberal Party of Andorra
  The Liberal Party of Andorra is a centre-right, conservative-liberal, political party and the largest party in Andorra. It was founded in 1992 by Marc Forné, who became Head of Government in 1994...
  
  
• Parochial Union of Independents Group
  Parochial Union of Independents Group
  Parochial Union of Independents Group is a local progressive political party in Ordino, Andorra.In the local elections of 2003 GUPI won 2 out of 10 seats in Ordino....
  
  
• Parochial Union of Ordino
  Parochial Union of Ordino
  Parochial Union of Ordino was a local political party in Ordino, Andorra.In the Andorran parliamentary election, 1997 UPd'O won both seats in the Ordino provincial circumscription. The elected MPs were Simón Duró Coma and Josep Àngel Mortés Pons...
  
  
• Renewal Party of Ordino
  Renewal Party of Ordino
  Renewal Party of Ordino was a local political party in Ordino, Andorra.PRO won the 1999 local elections in Ordino. Head of the list of the party, Enric Dolsa Font became mayor....
  
  
• Social Democratic Party (Andorra)
  Social Democratic Party (Andorra)
  The Social Democratic Party is a social democratic political party in Andorra.In the April 24 2005 legislative elections, the party came second in the elections, with 38.1 % of the popular vote and 11 out of 28 seats. It remained in opposition to the government of the Liberal Party of Andorra...
  
  
• Union, Common Sense and Progress
  Union, Common Sense and Progress
  Union, Common Sense and Progress was a political party in Canillo, Andorra. USiP contested the Andorran parliamentary election, 1992 on a joint list with Unity and Renewal. The list was the only one presented in the Canillo parochial constituency, and it won all four parliamentary seats ....
  
  
• Unity and Renewal
  Unity and Renewal
  Unity and Renewal was a local political party in Canillo, Andorra.In the Andorran parliamentary election, 1992 UiR ran a joint list with Union, Common Sense and Progress...
  
  

Culture of Andorra

Main article: Culture of Andorra

Culture of Andorra

Andorran culture is Catalan in essence, since the native-born population of Andorra is Catalan. However, it has given a significant and easily identifiable contribution to the conglomerate of Catalan culture.- Literature :...

• Languages of Andorra
  Languages of Andorra
  The following languages are currently spoken in the Principality of Andorra.- Catalan :Catalan is the only official language of Andorra. It is also the historical and traditional language of the country used by government, television, radio, and other national media and is the main language of all...
  
  
• Media in Andorra
• National symbols of Andorra
  • Coat of arms of Andorra
    Coat of arms of Andorra
    The coat of arms of Andorra has existed for centuries. It supposedly violates the rule of tincture. This coat of arms has been the national coat of arms of Andorra since 1969. Below the shield arms stands Andorra's national motto Virtus Unita Fortior...
    
    
  • Flag of Andorra
    Flag of Andorra
    The national flag of the Principality of Andorra was adopted in 1866. The flag is a vertical tricolour of blue, yellow, and red with the coat of arms of Andorra in the centre. Although the three vertical bars may at first appear to be of equal width, the centre yellow bar is slightly wider than...
    
    
  • National anthem of Andorra
• Prostitution in Andorra
• Public holidays in Andorra
• Religion in Andorra
  • Christianity in Andorra
    • Roman Catholicism in Andorra
      Roman Catholicism in Andorra
      The Roman Catholic Church in Andorra is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....
      
      
  • Islam in Andorra
    Islam in Andorra
    According to the US Religious Freedom Report of 2006 there are about 2000 North Africans currently living in Andorra and they are the largest Muslim group in the country. The Muslims are split between two groups, one more fundamentalist....
    
    
  • Judaism in Andorra
• Scouting in Andorra
  Scouting in Andorra
  Andorra is one of only five of the world's independent countries that do not have Scouting. The population is sufficiently large to sustain Scouting, but the Scout association of the tiny enclave in the Pyrenees, Scouts d'Andorra, has been dormant since the 1980s and at present there is no Scouting...
  
  
• World Heritage Sites in Andorra

Art in Andorra

• Music of Andorra
  Music of Andorra
  The Principality of Andorra is home to folk dances like the contrapàs and marratxa, which survive in Sant Julià de Lòria especially. Andorran folk music has similarities to the music in nearby regions of France and Spain, but is especially Catalan in character, especially in the presence of dances...
  
  
• Television in Andorra

Sports in Andorra

• Andorra at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
  Andorra at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
  Andorra participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.Andorra entered two athletes, Xavier Barios and Francesca Ramirez, both in alpine skiing. Neither won a medal.-Medalists:-External links:**...
  
  
• Andorra national rugby union team
  Andorra national rugby union team
  The Andorra national rugby union team, nicknamed Els Isards represent Andorra in international rugby union competitions. They are currently ranked 66th out of 95 Rugby playing nations by the International Rugby Board...
  
  
• Federació Andorrana de Rugby
  Federació Andorrana de Rugby
  The Andorran Rugby Federation is the governing body for rugby union in Andorra. It was founded in 1986 and became affiliated to the International Rugby Board in 1991.-Men:* Andorra - the national men's rugby union team....
  
  

Football in Andorra

• Andorra national football team
  Andorra national football team
  The Andorra national football team represents Andorra in association football and is controlled by the Andorran Football Federation, the governing body for football in Andorra. The team has enjoyed very little success due to the Principality's tiny population, the fourth smallest of any UEFA...
  
  
• Andorran Football Federation
  Andorran Football Federation
  The Andorran Football Federation is the governing body of football in Andorra. It organizes the football league, Andorran First Division, the Andorran Cup and the Andorran national football team. It is based in Escaldes-Engordany.-External links:*...
  
  
• Football in Andorra
  Football in Andorra
  The sport of football in the country of Andorra is run by the Andorran Football Federation. The federation administers the Andorran national football team, as well as the Andorran First Division....
  
  

Andorran football clubs

• Atlètic Club d'Escaldes
  Atlètic Club d'Escaldes
  Atlètic Club d'Escaldes is an Andorran football club based in Escaldes-Engordany, that plays in Segona Divisió, after being demoted from the Premier League in 2006/07. The team was founded on 20 May 2002.- Current squad :...
  
  
• FC Encamp
  FC Encamp
  FC Encamp is an Andorran football club based in Encamp. For the 2007/08 season they have been relegated to Segona Divisió, the 2nd best division. In 2008/09, they were promoted back to the Primera Divisió....
  
  
• Inter Club d'Escaldes
  Inter Club d'Escaldes
  Inter Club d'Escaldes is an Andorran football club based in Escaldes-Engordany. Their home is Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall.- Current squad :As of December, 2009.- External links :***...
  
  
• Lusitanos
• Principat
  Principat
  Club Esportiu Principat is an Andorran football club created in 1987, based in the city of Andorra la Vella.- History :That was the team that won the league title in 1997 and qualified to be the first club side to enter a European competition from the tiny principality of Andorra...
  
  
• FC Rànger's
  FC Rànger's
  FC Rànger's is an Andorran football club, who currently plays in the Andorran First Division.- History :...
  
  
• UE Sant Julià
  UE Sant Julià
  Unió Esportiva Sant Julià is an Andorran football club, playing in the village of Aixovall in the parish of Sant Julià de Lòria, some 6 km from the capital, Andorra la Vella and 4 km from the Spanish border....
  
  
• FC Santa Coloma
  FC Santa Coloma
  FC Santa Coloma is an Andorran football team, playing in the village of Santa Coloma.It is one of the best Andorran teams in recent time. In the 2003-04 qualifying round of the UEFA Cup FC Santa Coloma were eliminated by Esbjerg fB from Denmark . Argentinian Hernan Walker scored their only goal in...
  
  

Football venues in Andorra

• Estadio Comunal de Aixovall
  Estadio Comunal de Aixovall
  The Camp d’Esports d’Aixovall is a small football stadium in Aixovall, in the parish Sant Julià de Lòria, near the capital, Andorra la Vella, in Andorra. The stadium has a capacity of 1,800 spectators, all seated...
  
  
• Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella

Andorra at the Olympics

• Andorra at the 1976 Summer Olympics
  Andorra at the 1976 Summer Olympics
  Andorra competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.-References:**...
  
  
• Andorra at the 1980 Summer Olympics
  Andorra at the 1980 Summer Olympics
  Andorra competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, Andorra competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag.-Shooting:*Francesc Gaset Fris...
  
  
• Andorra at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  Andorra at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  Andorra competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-Athletics:Men's Marathon* Toni Bernado — 2:31.28 -References:*...
  
  
• Andorra at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  Andorra at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  -Athletics:Men's MarathonWomen's 1500 m-Shooting:Men's Trap-Swimming:Men’s 200 m FreestyleWomen’s 200 m Individual Medley-References:...
  
  
• Andorra at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  Andorra at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  Andorra, represented by the Andorran National Olympic Committee, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Athletics:Women's 1500 metres:* Silvia Felipo - Round 1: 4:44.40 Men's marathon:...
  
  
• Andorra at the 2006 Winter Olympics
  Andorra at the 2006 Winter Olympics
  - Alpine skiing :Note: In the men's combined, runs 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.- Cross-country skiing :Distance-Non-competing Athletes:...
  
  
• Andorra at the 2010 Winter Olympics
  Andorra at the 2010 Winter Olympics
  Andorra competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics. Andorra has never won an Olympic medal, despite appearing at every winter and summer games since 1976.- Alpine skiing :- Cross-country skiing :- Snowboarding :...
  
  

Catalan language

• Catalan language
  Catalan language
  Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
  
  
• .cat
  .cat
  .cat is a sponsored top-level domain intended to be used to highlight the Catalan language and culture. Its policy has been developed by ICANN and Fundació puntCAT...
  
  
• Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua
  Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua
  The Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua , also known by the acronym AVL, is an institution created on September 16, 1998 by the Valencian Parliament, which belongs to the set of official institutions that compose the Generalitat Valenciana, according to the Act of Autonomy of the Valencian...
  
  
• Alguerese
  Alguerese
  Algherese is the variant of the Catalan language spoken in the city of Alghero , in the northwest of Sardinia....
  
  
• Balearic
• Catalan Wikipedia
  Catalan Wikipedia
  The Catalan Wikipedia is the Catalan language edition of Wikipedia. Founded on 16 March 2001 and reaching 200,000 articles by September 2009, it contains about articles, with active users as of . It was created just a few minutes after the first non-English Wikipedia, the German version...
  
  
• Catalan dialect examples
• Catalan grammar
  Catalan grammar
  Catalan grammar is the grammar of the Catalan language.-Noun phrases:In Catalan, all nouns have either masculine or feminine grammatical gender: e.g...
  
  
• Catalan phonology and orthography
  Catalan phonology and orthography
  The phonology of Catalan, a Romance language, has a certain degree of dialectal variation. Although there are two standard dialects, one based on Eastern Catalan and one based on Valencian, this article deals with features of all or most dialects as well as regional pronunciation differences...
  
  
• Central Catalan
  Central Catalan
  Central Catalan is the Eastern Catalan dialect with the highest number of speakers, since it is commonly spoken in densely populated areas such as the whole Barcelona province, the eastern half of Tarragona province and most of the Girona province, except for it is northern part, where a...
  
  
• Conjugation of auxiliary Catalan verbs
  Conjugation of auxiliary Catalan verbs
  This table explains the conjugation of auxiliary Catalan verbs.MODELS FOR THE CONJUGATION OF AUXILIARY CATALAN VERBSMODELS PER A LA CONJUGACIÓ DELS VERBS AUXILIARS EN CATALÀSIMPLE TENSES - TEMPS SIMPLESINFINITIVE- INFINITIU...
  
  
• Conjugation of regular Catalan verbs
  Conjugation of regular Catalan verbs
  Conjugation of regular Catalan verbs.This is a supplement to the main article on Catalan grammar.MODELS FOR THE CONJUGATION OF REGULAR CATALAN VERBSMODELS PER A LA CONJUGACIÓ DELSVERBS REGULARS EN CATALÀPRONOUNSPRONOMS...
  
  
• Consulate of the Sea
  Consulate of the Sea
  The Consulate of the Sea was a quasi-judicial body set up in the Crown of Aragon, later to spread throughout the Mediterranean basin, to administer maritime and commercial law...
  
  
• Eastern Catalan
• Pompeu Fabra
  Pompeu Fabra
  Pompeu Fabra i Poch was a Catalan grammarian, the main author of the normative reform of contemporary Catalan language....
  
  
• Iberian naming customs
  Iberian naming customs
  Spanish naming customs denotes the personal appellation practiced in Spain, consisting of a given name followed by two family names . The first surname was traditionally the father's first surname, and the second the mother's first surname...
  
  
• Institut d'Estudis Catalans
  Institut d'Estudis Catalans
  The Institut d'Estudis Catalans , also known by the acronym IEC, is an academic institution which seeks to undertake research and study into "all elements of Catalan culture"....
  
  
• Ramon Llull
  Ramon Llull
  Ramon Llull was a Majorcan writer and philosopher, logician and tertiary Franciscan. He wrote the first major work of Catalan literature. Recently-surfaced manuscripts show him to have anticipated by several centuries prominent work on elections theory...
  
  
• Manuel Sanchis i Guarner
  Manuel Sanchis i Guarner
  Manuel Sanchis i Guarner was a Valencian Spanish philologist, historian and writer.He was an author of a vast work ranging from studies of linguistics, literature, history, ethnography to popular culture, basically centered on the Valencian Community, but also on the rest of the territories of...
  
  
• Normes de Castelló
  Normes de Castelló
  Normes de Castelló , also known as Normes del 32, are elementary orthographic guidelines which follow Pompeu Fabra's Catalan language norms for its Valencian variety...
  
  
• North-Western Catalan
• Northern Catalan
  Northern Catalan
  Northern Catalan is a Catalan dialect mostly spoken in Northern Catalonia, but also extending in the northeast part of Southern Catalonia in a transition zone with Central Catalan....
  
  
• Ribagorçan
  Ribagorçan
  Ribagorçan is the name given to a number of Romance dialects spoken in the modern territories of the medieval County of Ribagorza, in northern Spain...
  
  
• Softcatalà
  Softcatalà
  Softcatalà is a non-profit association that promotes the use of the Catalan language on computing, Internet and new technologies. This association consists on computer specialists, philologists, students and all kind of volunteers that work on the field of translating software into Catalan, in...
  
  
• Catalan language/Swadesh list
• Tirant lo Blanc
  Tirant lo Blanc
  Tirant lo Blanch or Tirant lo Blanc is a romance written by the Valencian knight Joanot Martorell and published in Valencia in 1490. The title means "Tirant the White" and is the name of the main character in the romance...
  
  
• Valencian
  Valencian
  Valencian is the traditional and official name of the Catalan language in the Valencian Community. There are dialectical differences from standard Catalan, and under the Valencian Statute of Autonomy, the Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua has been established as its regulator...
  
  
• Voluntaris per la Llengua
  Voluntaris per la Llengua
  Voluntaris per la Llengua is a Catalan language learning programme.The program involves volunteers having a minimum of 1 hour per week for 10 weeks of conversation in Catalan with another person who wants to learn and practise Catalan.-Structure:...
  
  
• Weak pronouns in Catalan
  Weak pronouns in Catalan
  This article discusses the forms and functions of the personal pronouns in Catalan grammar.-Strong pronouns:The "strong" pronouns in Catalan have the following forms:...
  
  
• Western Catalan
• Òmnium Cultural
  Òmnium Cultural
  Òmnium Cultural is a cultural association based in Barcelona . It was originally created to promote the Catalan language and spread Catalan culture....
  
  

Economy and infrastructure of Andorra

Main article: Economy of Andorra

Economy of Andorra

Andorra's GDP in 2007 was $3.66 billion, with tourism as its principal component. Attractive for shoppers from France and Spain as a free port, the country also has developed active summer and winter tourist resorts. With some 270 hotels and 400 restaurants, as well as many shops, the tourist trade...

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 147th (one hundred and forty seventh)
• Communications in Andorra
  Communications in Andorra
  The telephone system in Andorra, including mobile, data and Internet is operated exclusively by the Andorran national telecommunications company, Andorra Telecom, formerly known as Servei de Telecomunicacions d'Andorra , which operates with the brand SOM...
  
  
  • Internet in Andorra
  • Postal services in Andorra
    Postal services in Andorra
    Postal services in Andorra are unique in that they are not operated by the Principality itself, but by its two larger neighbouring countries, Spain and France. This is a legacy of the centuries of de facto control exercised by those two countries over Andorra...
    
    
• Currency of Andorra
  Currency
  In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
  
  : Euro
  Euro
  The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
  
   (see also: Euro topics)
  • ISO 4217
    ISO 4217
    ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
    
    : EUR
    Euro
    The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
    
    
  • Andorran euro coins
    Andorran euro coins
    Andorran–European relations are based on a customs union between the Andorra and the European Union .-Customs Union:The "Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra" establishes a customs union with most favoured nation status between the EU...
    
    
  • Previous currency: Andorran diner
    Andorran diner
    The Andorran diner is a commemorative currency issued in form of coins intended for collectors. A diner is divided into 100 cèntims. The name diner is derived from the Roman currency denarius....
    
    
• Tourism in Andorra
  Tourism in Andorra
  Andorra has become an important tourist destination in Europe. Andorra has several major ski resorts, including Soldeu/El Tarter and Pal/Arinsal. These are very popular with tourists from Spain, France and the United Kingdom, particularly because their relatively gentle slopes are ideal for less...
  
  
• Transport in Andorra
  Transport in Andorra
  Andorra is a landlocked country in Europe, whose transport infrastructure is largely road-based.-Railways: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 of the Andorran border...
  
  
  • Airports in Andorra
  • Rail transport in Andorra

Andorran politicians

• Jaume Bartumeu
  Jaume Bartumeu
  Jaume Bartumeu Cassany is an Andorran lawyer and politician, who served as head of government from 2009 to 2011. He was a founding member of the Social Democratic Party in June 2000, in which he held the position of first secretary between 2000 and 2004...
  
  
• Julian Vila Coma
  Julian Vila Coma
  Julian Vila Coma is the Permanent Representative for the Principality of Andorra to the United Nations. His office was first confirmed when he presented his credentials to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on 3 May 2004....
  
  
• Marc Forné Molné
  Marc Forné Molné
  Marc Forné i Molné was the Head of Government of Andorra from 7 December 1994 to 27 May 2005. After 2 full terms, he was succeeded by Albert Pintat after he won the April 2005 election...
  
  
• Albert Pintat
  Albert Pintat
  Albert Pintat Santolària was the head of government of Andorra fom 27 May 2005 to 5 June 2009.Pintat graduated from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland in 1967, majoring in economics....
  
  

See also

• Index of Andorra-related articles
  Index of Andorra-related articles
  Listed below are articles about or related to Andorra, arranged alphabetically:- A :- Administrative divisions of Andorra- .ad- Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua- Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua- Air Force of Andorra- Aixovall- Albert Celades...
  
  
• List of Andorra-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography
  Outline of geography
  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
  
  

External links

• 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
• BBC information on Andorra
• Culture of Andorra - History, ethnic relations, diet, urbanism, architecture, use of space, and more.
• World Intellectual Property Handbook: Andorra