Andorra
Andorra la Vella · Southern Europe
Andorra is a country in Europe. Its capital city is Andorra la Vella, the official currency is the Euro, and the main language is Catalan.
With a population of roughly 80,000 people spread over 468 km², Andorra is the 185th most populous country in the world and the 179th largest by area. That works out at about 171 people per square kilometre.
Andorra shares land borders with France and Spain — 2 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Andorra la Vella, Escaldes-Engordany and Encamp. The highest point in the country is Coma Pedrosa, at 2,942 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Palau, while its population is closest to that of Dominica.
- Capital
- Andorra la Vella
- Region
- Southern Europe
- Population
- 80,000
- Area
- 468 km²
- Currency
- Euro
- Main language
- Catalan
- Highest point
- Coma Pedrosa
2,942 m - Land borders
- 2
Andorra: things worth knowing
- Andorra has two heads of state at once: the President of France and the Bishop of Urgell in Spain, an arrangement dating from 1278.
- At 1,023 metres, Andorra la Vella is the highest capital city in Europe.
- The country has no airport and no railway; every visitor arrives by road through the Pyrenees.
Andorra in context
Europe has 44 sovereign countries in total. Andorra ranks 40th among them by population.
See the full list of Europe countries, or browse all 195 countries.