El Principat d'Andorra és un petit estat independent de l'Europa sud-occidental, la capital del qual és Andorra la Vella. És també un dels territoris dels Països Catalans. Durant molt de temps pobra i aïllada, la muntanyosa Andorra, situada als Pirineus entre Espanya al sud i França al nord, va començar a prosperar tímidament durant la Segona Guerra Mundial, aprofitant la postguerra civil espanyola per fer contraban de mercaderies i refugiar exiliats de tots els bàndols.
La Principauté d’Andorre ou l’Andorre - est un petit pays du Sud-Ouest de l’Europe situé dans les Pyrénées, entre l’Espagne (Catalogne) et la France (Midi-Pyrénées avec le département de l'Ariège et Languedoc-Roussillon avec celui des Pyrénées-Orientales).
El Principado de Andorra es un pequeño país independiente del sur-oeste de Europa, situado entre los Pirineos, entre España y Francia. Es también un de los países catalanes. Ha crecido mucho debido al turismo y los impuestos.
The Principality of Andorra is a small landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by ► France and ► Spain. Once isolated, it is currently a prosperous country mainly because of tourism and its status as a tax haven.
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Andorra, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Andorra.
The Principality of Andorra, disputed by Foix and la Seu d'Urgell, a survivor of one of the buffer states created by Charlemagne between his Frankish Empire and the islamic Moors, becomes as a compromise an independent feudal state in 1278, ruled by two co-princes, the count of Foix (later the head of state of France) and the bishop of Urgel. In 1419 Andorra gets a parliament, without real power. Only as late as in 1982 Andorra becomes more or less a constitional state.
Satellite maps
Satellite photo of Andorra covered in snow in winter
Satellite photo of Andorra in summer (the white patches are clouds)
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Andorra la Vella parish
Canillo parish
Encamp parish
Escaldes-Engordany parish
La Massana parish
Ordino parish
Sant Julià de Lòria parish
