Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Andorra
Principality of Andorra[1] | |
|---|---|
| Motto: Virtus Unita Fortior (Latin) "United virtue is stronger"[2] | |
| Anthem: El gran Carlemany (Catalan) "The Great Charlemagne" | |
![Location of Andorra (centre of green circle) in Europe (dark grey) – [Legend]](/wiki/File:Location_Andorra_Europe.png) | |
| Capital and largest city | Andorra la Vella 42°30′N 1°31′E / 42.500°N 1.517°ECoordinates: 42°30′N 1°31′E / 42.500°N 1.517°E |
| Official languages | Catalan[1][b] |
| Ethnic groups (2017[3]) |
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| Religion | Roman Catholicism[4][5] |
| Demonym(s) | Andorran |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary elective constitutional diarchy |
| Xavier Espot | |
| Roser Suñé Pascuet | |
| Legislature | General Council |
| Independence | |
• from the Crown of Aragon | 8 September 1278[6][7] |
• from the French Empire | 1814 |
| 2 February 1993 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 467.63 km2 (180.55 sq mi) (179th) |
• Water (%) | 0.26 (121.4 ha)[c] |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate |  79,535[9] (203rd) |
• Density | 179.8/km2 (465.7/sq mi) (71st) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | US$3.237 billion[10] |
• Per capita | $42,035 |
| Gini (2003) | 27.21[d] low |
| HDI (2019) |  0.868[12]very high · 36th |
| Currency | Euro (€)[e] (EUR) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) |
| Driving side | right[13] |
| Calling code | +376 |
| ISO 3166 code | AD |
| Internet TLD | .ad[f] |
Andorra
Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a sovereign landlocked microstate on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees, bordered by France to the north and Spain to the south. Believed to have been created by Charlemagne, Andorra was ruled by the count of Urgell until 988, when it was transferred to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Urgell. The present principality was formed by a charter in 1278. It is headed by two co-princes: the Bishop of Urgell in Catalonia, Spain and the President of France. Its capital and largest city is Andorra la Vella.