Andorra 🇦🇩
Andorra is a country in Europe with a population of 79,824. Its capital is Andorra la Vella. The official currency is EUR, and the main languages are Catalan.
Quick facts
- Capital: Andorra la Vella
- Continent: Europe
- Population: 79,824
- Area: 468 km²
- Density: 171 people per km²
- Currency: EUR
- Languages: Catalan
- ISO code: AD
Where Andorra sits
Andorra 🇦🇩 is one of 46 countries in Europe, with its capital at Andorra la Vella. It covers 468 square kilometres — 181st in the world — and is home to about 79,824 people, 187th globally.
The countries it shares a continent with include Russia, Germany, United Kingdom, France and Italy. If you are learning geography region by region — which works far better than alphabetically, because memory for places is spatial — those are the ones to learn alongside it.
How Andorra compares
Raw figures are hard to hold on their own, so it helps to anchor them. In population, Andorra sits closest to Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda. In land area, its nearest counterparts are Palau and Seychelles.
At 171 people per square kilometre it is about 2.9 times the world average of 59.4. It ranks higher by area than by population, so it is more spacious than its population alone suggests.
Catalan is listed as official in Andorra alone. The EUR is shared with 25 other countries, including Austria, Belgium and Croatia, and 22 others.
To see Andorra next to every other country, sort the country rankings by population, area or density; its currency and languages are listed alongside every other country's in world currencies and world languages.
How to remember Andorra
Andorra la Vella, at 1,023 m above sea level, is the highest capital city in Europe. For the flag, look for the coat of arms in the middle: without it, the stripes look a lot like those of Romania or Chad.
The flag of Andorra: blue, yellow and red
🇦🇩 The flag is three vertical stripes of blue, yellow and red, with the yellow one slightly wider and the national coat of arms in its centre. The flag combines the blue and red of France with the red and yellow of Spain, to show the protection of both neighbours. The motto on the coat of arms, VIRTUS UNITA FORTIOR, means 'Strength united is stronger'.
Region and neighbours
Andorra is a tiny landlocked country high in the eastern Pyrenees mountains, between France to the north and Spain to the south. It shares land borders with 2 countries: France and Spain. Andorra is landlocked, with no coast on the open ocean.
- France 🇫🇷 — capital Paris
- Spain 🇪🇸 — capital Madrid
Three facts about Andorra
- Andorra is ruled by two co-princes at once: the Bishop of Urgell in Catalonia, Spain, and the President of France.
- Catalan is Andorra's only official language.
- Andorra is the largest of Europe's microstates, and about 8 million tourists visit it every year.
Sources: Wikipedia: Andorra, Wikipedia: Flag of Andorra, Wikipedia: Andorra la Vella, CIA World Factbook.
Quiz yourself on Andorra
- European capitals quiz — match Andorra to Andorra la Vella
- European flags quiz — spot the Andorra flag among its neighbours
- Landlocked countries quiz — Andorra has no sea coast
Quizzes that include Andorra
Three angles are worth covering for any country — where it is, what its flag looks like, and what its capital is. For Andorra those are:
- Europe map quiz — place it on a blank map
- Europe flags quiz — identify its flag among its neighbours
- Europe capitals quiz — match it to Andorra la Vella
- Andorra capital quiz — five quick questions starting with Andorra, plus the answer quizzes most often try to trick you with
- Daily Map Challenge — five countries to find on a blank world map, the same five for everyone each day
Doing all three for one continent before moving on is far more efficient than learning flags globally, then capitals globally, then the map.
Read more about Andorra
- Capital of Andorra: Andorra la Vella — the capital in detail, with size and density rankings
- All 46 countries of Europe
Nearby countries
- Albania 🇦🇱 — capital Tirana
- Austria 🇦🇹 — capital Vienna
- Belarus 🇧🇾 — capital Minsk
- Belgium 🇧🇪 — capital Brussels
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦 — capital Sarajevo
- Bulgaria 🇧🇬 — capital Sofia
- Croatia ðŸ‡ðŸ‡· — capital Zagreb
- Cyprus 🇨🇾 — capital Nicosia
- Czechia 🇨🇿 — capital Prague
- Denmark 🇩🇰 — capital Copenhagen
- Estonia 🇪🇪 — capital Tallinn
- Finland 🇫🇮 — capital Helsinki
Frequently asked questions
What are the colours of the Andorra flag?
The flag of Andorra is three vertical stripes of blue, yellow and red, with the yellow one slightly wider and the national coat of arms in its centre. The flag combines the blue and red of France with the red and yellow of Spain, to show the protection of both neighbours. The motto on the coat of arms, VIRTUS UNITA FORTIOR, means 'Strength united is stronger'.
Which countries border Andorra?
Andorra shares land borders with France and Spain.
How can I remember the capital of Andorra?
Andorra la Vella, at 1,023 m above sea level, is the highest capital city in Europe. For the flag, look for the coat of arms in the middle: without it, the stripes look a lot like those of Romania or Chad.