History UsefulNotes / Andorra

Andorra's main oddity is that it has two simultaneous rulers, formally known as the Co-Princes, and neither of them is Andorran: one is the Bishop of Urgell and the other the President of France. This makes the latter the world's only republican head of state to also be a reigning monarch, as well as an elected one. The Bishop of Urgell, however, is one of the Roman Catholic religious leaders that also leads a country, the other being the head of the Roman Catholic Church and world's smallest state called UsefulNotes/{{Vatican City}}, the Pope, who serves as its appointer.

Andorra is also the largest country without an airport--Its small size and mountainous terrain means an airport just doesn't make a whole lot of sense. While smaller countries with airports do exist, they're all island nations (e.g. UsefulNotes/{{Malta}} and UsefulNotes/{{Nauru}}), meaning an airport makes more sense there than in Andorra.

* '''Area:''' 467.63 km
(180.55 sq mi) (178th)

** General Syndic: Roser Suñé Pascuet

If reference to Andorra appears in any media except for their occasional appearance in sport (mostly skiers, though their football team played England recently), be very surprised. There is a play by Swiss author Max Frisch with this name, but the country Andorra it's set in is in fact [[{{Ruritania}} fictional]], [[WordOfGod a symbol, if you will]].

Andorra, officially known as the Principality of Andorra ('''Catalan:''' ''Principat d'Andorra'') and also called '''Principality of the Valleys of Andorra''' ('''Catalan:''' ''Principat de les Valls d'Andorra''), is a dinky little Southern European mountain principality wedged between UsefulNotes/{{France}} and UsefulNotes/{{Spain}}, up in the Pyrenees mountains. Originally part of the lands of the Bishop of Urgell, Andorra managed to stay independent of both France and Spain for most of its history, with a few exceptions - it was gobbled up by UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte's France in 1812-13, and France occupied her again in 1933 after a wideboy named Boris Skossyreff declared himself sovereign of Andorra and tried to declare war on the Bishop of Urgell. Once again, French troops marched in in 1936 to prevent Andorra getting sucked into the UsefulNotes/SpanishCivilWar, and stayed until they were needed elsewhere in 1940. After that, the country was occupied by [[ThoseWackyNazis Germany]], and would remain thus until the final collapse of German power in Western Europe.

* One Italian MickeyMouse comic had the title character visiting the capital, only to wind up in an IdenticalStranger plot.

Andorra, officially known as the Principality of Andorra ('''Catalan:''' ''Principat d'Andorra'') and also called '''Principality of the Valleys of Andorra''' ('''Catalan:''' ''Principat de les Valls d'Andorra''), is a dinky little Southern European mountain principality wedged between UsefulNotes/{{France}} and UsefulNotes/{{Spain}}, up in the Pyrenees mountains. Originally part of the lands of the Bishop of Urgell, Andorra managed to stay independent of both France and Spain for most of its history, with a few exceptions - it was gobbled up by UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte's France in 1812-13, and France occupied her again in 1933 after a wideboy named Boris Skossyreff declared himself sovereign of Andorra and tried to declare war on the Bishop of Urgell. Once again, French troops marched in in 1936 to prevent Andorra getting sucked into the Spanish civil war, and stayed until they were needed elsewhere in 1940. After that, the country was occupied by [[ThoseWackyNazis Germany]], and would remain thus until the final collapse of German power in Western Europe.

Andorra, officially known as the Principality of Andorra ('''Catalan:''' ''Principat d'Andorra'') and also called '''Principality of the Valleys of Andorra''' ('''Catalan:''' ''Principat de les Valls d'Andorra''), is a dinky little Southern European mountain principality wedged between UsefulNotes/{{France}} and UsefulNotes/{{Spain}}, up in the Pyrenees mountains. Originally part of the lands of the Bishop of Urgell, Andorra managed to stay independent of both France and Spain for most of its history, with a few exceptions - it was gobbled up by Napoleon's France in 1812-13, and France occupied her again in 1933 after a wideboy named Boris Skossyreff declared himself sovereign of Andorra and tried to declare war on the Bishop of Urgell. Once again, French troops marched in in 1936 to prevent Andorra getting sucked into the Spanish civil war, and stayed until they were needed elsewhere in 1940. After that, the country was occupied by [[ThoseWackyNazis Germany]], and would remain thus until the final collapse of German power in Western Europe.

These days, Andorra is a quiet, prosperous little spot. Like many dinky little European principalities, it makes a nice living as a tax haven and its mountainous location makes it a popular ski resort. Its official language is Catalan. However [[BewareTheNiceOnes it is the only country in Europe or North America which has not signed the treaty banning the development, storage, and use of biological weapons]].

* '''Highest point:''' Coma Pedrosa (2942 m/9,652 ft) (79th)

* '''Highest point:''' Coma Pedrosa (2942 m/9,652 ft) (74th)

* '''Highest point:''' Coma Pedrosa (2942 m/9,652 ft) (93rd)

* '''ISO-3166-1 Code:''' AD

* '''Area:''' 467.63 sq km (180.55 sq mi) (178th)

* '''Area:''' 467.63 km (180.55 sq mi) (178th)

* '''Area:''' 467.63 km
(180.55 sq mi)

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Andorra, officially known as the Principality of Andorra ('''Catalan:''' ''Principat d'Andorra'') and also called Principality of the Valleys of Andorra ('''Catalan:''' ''Principat de les Valls d'Andorra''), is a dinky little Southern European mountain principality wedged between UsefulNotes/{{France}} and UsefulNotes/{{Spain}}, up in the Pyrenees mountains. Originally part of the lands of the Bishop of Urgell, Andorra managed to stay independent of both France and Spain for most of its history, with a few exceptions - it was gobbled up by Napoleon's France in 1812-13, and France occupied her again in 1933 after a wideboy named Boris Skossyreff declared himself sovereign of Andorra and tried to declare war on the Bishop of Urgell. Once again, French troops marched in in 1936 to prevent Andorra getting sucked into the Spanish civil war, and stayed until they were needed elsewhere in 1940. After that, the country was occupied by [[ThoseWackyNazis Germany]], and would remain thus until the final collapse of German power in Western Europe.

Andorra's main oddity is that it has two simultaneous rulers, formally known as the Co-Princes, and neither of them is Andorran: one is the Bishop of Urgell and the other the President of France. This makes the latter the world's only republican head of state to also be a reigning monarch, as well as an elected one. The Bishop of Urgell, however, is one of the Roman Catholic religious leader that also leads a country, the other being the head of the Roman Catholic Church and world's smallest state called UsefulNotes/{{Vatican City}}, the Pope, who serves as its appointer.

Andorra's main oddity is that it has two simultaneous rulers, formally known as the Co-Princes, and neither of them is Andorran: one is the Bishop of Urgell and the other the President of France. This makes the latter the world's only republican head of state to also be a reigning monarch, as well as an elected one. The Bishop of Urgell, however, is one of the Roman Catholic religious leader that is also a monarch, the other being the head of the Roman Catholic Church and world's smallest state called UsefulNotes/{{Vatican City}}, the Pope, who serves as its appointer.

Andorra's main oddity is that it has two simultaneous rulers, formally known as the Co-Princes, and neither of them is Andorran: one is the Bishop of Urgell and the other the President of France. This makes the latter the world's only republican head of state to also be a reigning monarch, as well as an elected one. The Bishop of Urgell, however, is one of the Roman Catholic religious leader that is also a monarch, the other being the head of the Roman Catholic Church and world's smallest state called UsefulNotes/{{Vatican City}}, the UsefulNotes/{{Pope}}, who serves as its appointer.

Andorra's main oddity is that it has two simultaneous rulers, formally known as the Co-Princes, and neither of them is Andorran: one is the Bishop of Urgell and the other the President of France. This makes the latter the world's only republican head of state to also be a reigning monarch, as well as an elected one. The Bishop of Urgell, however, is one of the Roman Catholic religious leader that is also a monarch, the other being the head of the Roman Catholic Church and world's smallest state called UsefulNotes/{{VaticanCity}}, the UsefulNotes/{{Pope}}, who serves as its appointer.

Andorra's main oddity is that it has two simultaneous rulers, formally known as the Co-Princes, and neither of them is Andorran: one is the Bishop of Urgell and the other the President of France. This makes the latter the world's only republican head of state to also be a reigning monarch, as well as an elected one. The Bishop of Urgell, however, is one of the Roman Catholic religious leader that is also a monarch, the other being the head of the Roman Catholic Church and world's smallest state called Useful Notes/{{VaticanCity}} Vatican City, the Useful Notes/{{Pope}} Pope, who serves as its appointer.

Andorra's main oddity is that it has two simultaneous rulers, formally known as the Co-Princes, and neither of them is Andorran: one is the Bishop of Urgell and the other the President of France. This makes the latter the world's only republican head of state to also be a reigning monarch, as well as an elected one. The Bishop of Urgell, however, is one of the Roman Catholic religious leader that is also a monarch, the other being the head of the Roman Catholic Church and world's smallest state called [[Useful Notes/{{VaticanCity}} Vatican City]], the [[Useful Notes/{{Pope}} Pope]], who serves as its appointer.

Andorra's main oddity is that it has two simultaneous rulers, formally known as the Co-Princes, and neither of them is Andorran: one is the Bishop of Urgell and the other the President of France. This makes the latter the world's only republican head of state to also be a reigning monarch, as well as an elected one. The Bishop of Urgell, however, is one of the Roman Catholic religious leader that is also a monarch, the other being the head of the Roman Catholic Church and world's smallest state called [[Useful Notes/{{Vatican City}} Vatican City]], the [[Useful Notes/{{Pope}} Pope]], who serves as its appointer.