Andorra — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Andorra: capital Andorra la Vella, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Andorra is in Europe. Its capital is Andorra la Vella.

Climate

Temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers

Rugged mountains dissected by narrow valleys; landlocked between France and Spain in the Pyrenees

Andorra is the only country with Catalan as its sole official language.

Andorra la Vella is the highest capital city in Europe at 1,023 meters.

Andorra has no airport, railway, or seaport and has not had a military since 1933.

803: Charlemagne grants a charter to the Andorran people

1278: Co-principality established between French and Spanish rulers

1933: Universal male suffrage introduced

1970: Women gain the right to vote

1993: New constitution adopted; joins the United Nations

2023: Negotiations begin for EU association agreement