Category: Andorra

The Council of Parishes, made up of 10 Councilors, also elected by the heads of the family, had the task of renting the municipal premises, granting the opening of shops and hotels, of practicing education and charity, authorizing the cutting of wood in the woods and judge on appeal the causes of the “guart” and…

Andorra is a principality, with its status as an independent state. The country is located in southwestern Europe, on the southern slope of the eastern Pyrenees. Andorra has no coastline and borders France and Spain. With its present borders, Andorra is one of Europe’s oldest states. Andorra is often referred to as one of Europe’s “small…

meters above sea level, with intermediate plateaus intersected by deep valleys. Pic de Coma Pedrosa, which is 2943 meters above sea level, is the highest point in the country. 65 mountain peaks are more than 2000 meters above sea level. Only a small part of the country is less than 900 meters above sea level….

Andorra’s history is characterized by the fact that the country up until modern times has been isolated and had little contact with the outside world. Andorra was in the period 1278–1993 a principality divided between Spain and France. By a new constitution in 1993, the country became an independent state with principality as state form….

Constitution and political system Andorra was given a new constitution in 1993, which replaced a treaty from 1278. After the constitution, Andorra is a constitutional joint principality, with the President of France and the Spanish bishop of Urgel as formal heads of state. In fact, Andorra is a parliamentary democracy. The voting age is 18…

Andorra’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 1.6 per cent in 2018 against 1.7 per cent in 2017. In 2018, GDP per capita amounted to USD 42,487. This was one per cent lower than in the neighboring countries in the north (France), but 38 per cent higher than in the neighboring countries in the south…