Andorra

A sovereign landlocked microstate on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees, Andorra is bordered by France to the north and Spain to the south.

Official language is Catalan but Spanish, Portuguese, and French are commonly spoken.

Capital is Andorra la Vella.

Population, 79,034. Size, 468 km^2.

Currencies are Euro, Spanish Peseta, French Franc, Andorran diner, and Andorran Peseta.

Major cities include Escaldes-Engordany, Sant Julia de Loria, and Encamp.

National dish is Escudella (Andorran Meat Stew). Principal crops include tobacco cereals, potatoes, and garden vegetables.

Andorra’s climate is Mediterranean-mountain type with warm summers and cold winters. There is substantial snowfall but also over 300 days of sunshine per year.

Andorra is the world’s only co-principality. Andorra is the only country in the world with Catalan as its official language. Andorra has never been in a war in almost 1,000 years. There is no national bank and the country has never had its own currency. Andorra la Vella is the highest capital city in Europe at an elevation of 1,023 meters. Andorra has the 8th highest life expectancy in the world and the most tourists per capita in the world.

Andorrans are known to be fiercely proud and patriotic of their country, language, and culture. They are a worldly bunch with an excellent education system.