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IDENTITY CARD
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HISTORICAL SUMMARY
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GEOGRAPHY | CLIMATE | NATURE
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LEISURE | SPORTS | HEALTH
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CULTURE
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FESTIVITIES
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SHOPPING
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GASTRONOMY
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ACCOMMODATION
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TRANSPORT
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BUSINESS TOURISM
Concept and design: Jecom disseny.
Narration: Andorra Turisme and
Comuns
of Andorra.
Special thanks:
· Photo page 8, granted by the Andorra Nacional Library.
· Photos pages 18, 20 and 21,
Centre d’Art d’Escaldes-Engordany (CAEE)
and
Festival Colors de Música, Escaldes-Engordany
, and Sant Joan, granted
by
Comú d’Escaldes-Engordany.
· Photo page 38, Caldea, Architect JM Ruols.
Printing: Solber.
Legal Deposit: 1097-2011 | ISBN: 978-99920-0-625-2
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TOURISM | PARISHES
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PRACTICAL INFORMATION
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USEFUL PHRASES
The Madriu-Peraita-Claror Valley
Moscow
3.592 km
Oslo
2.385 km
FRANCE
Dublin
Copenhagen
1.709 km
2.028 km
Canillo
London
Pas de la Casa
Ordino
1.257 km
La Haye
Berlin
1.328 km
1.866 km
La Massana
Encamp
Bruxelles
4
5
1.180 km
Paris
Escaldes-Engordany
Andorra La Vella
861 km
Zurich
1.053 km
Sant Julià
de Lòria
Toulouse
185 km
ESPAÑA
Madrid
Andorra
613 km
Lisboa
Barcelona
Roma
208 km
1.239 km
1.362 km
We invite you to visit the Principality of Andorra, the smallest
state in Europe in the heart of the Pyrenees.
Andorra is also a millenary country: Romanesque art, mu-
seums and monuments, culture trails, festivities and cele-
brations... are just a small sample of its rich historical legacy.
On a stage of 468 km2, you will be the main characters in
numerous unforgettable experiences which you can enjoy
throughout the whole year.
Discover a country in which two pillars of our civilisation,
respect and love of nature and its origins, live together
in perfect harmony with comfort, modernity and the la-
test technologies.
Andorra is nature par excellence, a space of incomparable
beauty, ideal for open-air sports activities both in the sum-
mer and in the winter. Trekking and skiing are two examples
of the activities you might ind in the Principality.
Over 1,400 stores with the products of the best trademarks,
an exquisite gastronomy, an extensive quality hotel offer,
international cultural and sports events… and much more.
Economy
Trade and tourism (60%)
and inance (16%) are
the three motors behind
the economy and, at the
same time, the sectors
which generate most jobs.
Geographical location
Eastern Pyrenees, bet-
ween France (Arriege)
and Spain (Catalonia).
Political system
Parliamentary co-principa-
lity. The only country in the
world with two heads of
state, a special feature re-
sulting from the mediaeval
document known as Pa-
riatges and the historical
evolution of the country.
Administrative
organisation
The territory is struc-
tured into seven local
administrative divisions
known as parishes: Ca-
nillo, Encamp, Ordino,
la Massana, Andorra
la Vella, Sant Julià de
Lòria and Escaldes-
Engordany. They are
represented and mana-
ged by the town halls
(comuns).
Surface area
468 km
2
· 8% urbanised and
cultivated.
· 92% forests, lakes,
rivers, mountains.
Agriculture and stock-
breeding, the two axes of
the traditional economy
until the arrival of tourism
in the 1960s, now only
account for 0.36% of the
paid population.
www.estadistica.ad
The co-princes, the Bis-
hop of Urgell and the
president of the French
Republic, represent the
people of Andorra jointly
and indivisibly, persona-
lly and exclusively. At the
present time they are his
Excellency Mr. Joan En-
ric Vives i Sicília and his
Excellency Mr. Nicolas
Sarkozy.
Capital
Andorra la Vella.
Religion
Catholicism is the main
religion of the state,
although the Constitution
of Andorra establishes
freedom of religion.
Population
85.015 inhabitants
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Oficial currency
euro, which was the suc-
cessor of the Spanish
peseta and the French
franc, which coexisted in
the country until the Eu-
ropean currency came
into force.
Average age
between 40*
On 14th March 1993, the
irst written constitution of
Andorra was signed and
the Principality became a
democratic, social state
in law.
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Oficial language
Catalan is the oficial lan-
guage of Andorra. However,
due to the diversity of natio-
nalities among the resident
population, other languages
such as Spanish, French
and Portuguese are also
very widespread.
The General Council (Con-
sell General) exercises the
legislative powers and its
members, the councillors,
are chosen by universal
suffrage for four years.
www.andorra.ad
* Census 2010
Casa de la Vall, former Andorran Parliament, Andorra la Vella
Andorran Coat-of-Arms
1419
-
Creation of the Consell de la Terra (Council of
the Land) as the irst Parliamentary form with represen-
tatives from all of the parishes to deal with the problems
of the community.
1589
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Henry, King of Navarre, count of Foix, Vis-
count of Bearn and Lord of Andorra, becomes king
of France, and unites the rights of joint Lordship of
the counts of Foix with the French crown.
1793-1806
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The French Revolution breaks the
bonds between Andorra and France, but Napoleon
restores the feudal tradition and the rights of joint
Lordship of France over the Principality of Andorra.
Parliamentary lunch
10.500 - 700 bC
- From prehistoric times to the pre-
Roman period: irst inhabitants of the territory of Andorra as
in La Balma de La Margineda, El Cedre in Santa Coloma or
l’Antuix in Escaldes-Engordany.
1866
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Approval of the New Reform, which brings
substantial changes in the political and administrati-
ve arenas; a great sign of this was the attribution of
the right to vote to all heads of households and the
increased power of the General Council.
805
- The legend says that Charlemagne founded Andorra
in recognition for the help given by its inhabitants against
Saracens.
1933
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Male universal suffrage is established.
Mid-9th century
- Consecration of the cathedral of San-
ta Maria d’Urgell, the irst document which mentions the pa-
rishes of Andorra as lands of the counts of Urgell.
1970
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Female universal suffrage is established.
1978
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Escaldes-Engordany becomes the seven-
th parish of Andorra thanks to its rapid economic
growth connected to the use of spa waters and the
increase in commercial tourism.
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1133
- The count of Urgell gives the Bishop of Urgell the
rights he had over the valleys of Andorra.
13th century
- Constant struggles between the counts of
Foix and the Church of Urgell to undermine the rights of the
bishops over Andorra.
1981
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Creation of the Executive Council, the Go-
vernment of Andorra: the reforms begin which will
culminate in the will of the people of Andorra to
draw up a written constitution.
1278 and 1288
- Signature of Pariatges between the Bis-
hop of Urgell, Pere d’Urg, and the count of Foix, Roger Bernat
III. The Pariatges establish the joint sovereignty of the Bishop of
Urgell and the count of Foix over Andorra: and the Principality
of Andorra is born.
14th March 1993
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First Constitution of Ando-
rra, which turns the Principality into an independent
democratic and social state in law, and with the new
deinition of competencies for the institutions. With
the historical and political evolution, Andorra conti-
nues to be a co-principality, with the Bishop of Ur-
gell and the president of the French Republic as joint
princes in person and in absolute equality.
1993
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Andorra joins the UN, which means interna-
tional recognition of the country.
1994
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Andorra joins the Council of Europe.
www.patrimonicultural.ad
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