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Andorra
Principality of Andorra
Andorra is a country in Southern Europe. About 77 000 people live there, in an area of 468 square kilometres. Its capital city is Andorra la Vella.
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Where is Andorra?
Andorra lies in Southern Europe, on the continent of Europe.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 4 731 km from the equator.
Andorra is landlocked: it has no coast at all, so you cannot reach the sea without crossing another country.
It shares a border with 2 countries: France and Spain.
How big is Andorra?
Andorra covers 468 square kilometres.
Luxembourg is about 5.5 times bigger.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 178th largest.
Spread everybody out evenly and you get about 164.5 people on every square kilometre.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Andorra?
About 77 000 people live in Andorra.
That is the 184th biggest population in the world.
People here speak Catalan.
They pay with the Euro (€).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 84 years.
The land of Andorra
The land of Andorra sits on average 1 996 metres above sea level — high enough that much of it counts as mountain country.
Because it is landlocked, anything that comes by ship has to cross one of its 2 neighbours to get here.
It lies between the tropics and the poles, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Andorra different?
Websites from here often end in .ad.
Andorra and the rest of the world
Fewer than one person in every thousand on Earth lives in Andorra.
It takes up less than a hundredth of one per cent of all the land in the world.
Within Europe the country ranks 40th of 45 by size, and 41st by population.
Andorra and its neighbours
France is thousands of times that size.
France has more people: 67 million against 77 000.
Nature and animals
The highest mountain in the country is Coma Pedrosa, at 2 943 metres. The longest river in the country is the Gran Valira. The largest lake in the country is Estanys de Juclar.
Where this country lands in the record lists
How big is Andorra compared with the United States?
- The United States is about 20 027 times as big as Andorra: 9 372 610 km² against 468 km².
- The United Kingdom is about 519 times as big as Andorra: 242 900 km² against 468 km².
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Andorra?
The capital of Andorra is Andorra la Vella. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Andorra?
About 77 000 people live in Andorra, which makes it the 184th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
How big is Andorra?
Andorra covers 468 square kilometres, making it the 178th largest country in the world. Luxembourg is about 5.5 times bigger.
What is the highest mountain in Andorra?
The highest mountain in Andorra is Coma Pedrosa, 2 943 metres above sea level. It is the country's highest point.
What is the longest river in Andorra?
The longest river in Andorra is the Gran Valira, about 35 kilometres long.
What is the largest lake in Andorra?
The largest lake in Andorra is Estanys de Juclar. It covers about 0.21 km².
Which continent is Andorra in?
Andorra is in Europe, in the part called Southern Europe.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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