Andorra
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| Principality of Andorra
Principat d'Andorra
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| Motto: "Virtus Unita Fortior" (Latin) "Strength United is Stronger" |
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| Anthem: El Gran Carlemany, Mon Pare (Catalan) The Great Charlemagne, my Father |
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![Location of Andorra (green)on the European continent (dark grey) — [Legend]](/wiki/File:Location_Andorra_Europe.png) Location of Andorra (green)
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| Capital (and largest city) |
Andorra la Vella 42°30′N 1°31′E / 42.5°N 1.517°E |
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| Official language(s) | Catalan[1]3 | |||||
| Ethnic groups | 36.6% Andorran, 33.0% Spanish, 16.3% Portuguese, 6.3% French, 7.8% others.[2] | |||||
| Demonym | Andorran | |||||
| Government | Unitary parliamentary democracy and Constitutional diarchy | |||||
| - | Co-Princes | Joan Enric Vives Sicília Nicolas Sarkozy |
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| - | Representatives | Nemesi Marqués Oste Christian Frémont |
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| - | Prime Minister | Antoni Martí | ||||
| Independence | ||||||
| - | Paréage | from the Crown of Aragon 1278 |
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| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 467.63 km2 (191st) 180.55 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 0.26 (121.4 ha)[3][4] | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 31 December 2009 estimate | 84,082[5] (194th) | ||||
| - | 2006 census | 69,150 | ||||
| - | Density | 179.8/km2 (71st) 465.7/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $4.22 billion (155th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $44,900 (9th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $2.893 billion[6] (155th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $34,240[6] (28th) | ||||
| Gini (2003) | 27.21[7] | |||||
| HDI (2011) | ▲ 0.838[8] (very high) (32nd) | |||||
| Currency | Euro (€)1 (EUR) |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Internet TLD | .ad2 | |||||
| Calling code | +376 | |||||
| 1 | Before 1999, the French franc and Spanish peseta; the coins and notes of both currencies, however, remained legal tender until 2002. Small amounts of Andorran diners (divided into 100 centim) were minted after 1982. | |||||
| 2 | Also .cat, shared with Catalan-speaking territories. | |||||
| 3 | Spanish, French, and Portuguese are also widely spoken and understood. (See Languages of Andorra) | |||||
Simple English Wiktionary has the word meaning for:
Andorra is a European country between Spain and France. There are about 70,000 people living in the country. The capital is Andorra la Vella. It is ruled by a Spanish Bishop and the French President. Andorra's government is a parliamentary democracy.
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A satellite image of Andorra
[change] References
- ↑ Constitution of Andorra (Article 2.1)
- ↑ Estadísticas de población de Andorra. Ministerio de Justicia e Interior de Andorra
- ↑ Girard P & Gomez P (2009), Lacs des Pyrénées: Andorre. (French)
- ↑ Andorra en xifres 2007: Situació geogràfica, Departament d'Estadística, Govern d'Andorra. Retrieved on 6 June 2010.
- ↑ Dades de població any 2009: 1- Població per parròquies al 31 de desembre del 2009, Departament d'Estadística, Govern d'Andorra. Retrieved on 6 June 2010.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Andorra 2008, Crèdit Andorrà.
- ↑ Estadistica.ad
- ↑ "Human Development Report 2010". United Nations. 2010. http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2010_EN_Table1.pdf. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
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