General information of the

country• Name of the capital city

• Extension

• Flag

• Number of inhabitants and density

• Languages

• Currency

• Time distribution (when people eat, when shops open and close, when schools start and finish

classes...)

• Time zone where the country is

• Weather Government

• Religions

• Traditional festivities and celebrations

• Tipical food

• Other interesting points

Andorra

Geography

Andorra is a very small

country. It is in the eastern

Pyrenees mountains. It is

between Spain and France. It

is the sixth smallest nation in

Europe. It has an area of 468

km2.

The weather

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr May Ju Jul. Ago. Set

.

Oct. Nov

.

Dec. Any

max tempetarure [ °C] 10 11 14 16 19 22 25 26 23 19 13 11 17,42

min tempetarure [ °C] 1 2 4 5 9 12 14 14 12 8 4 2 7,25

Rain and snow in mm. 34 37 46 63 105 69 65 98 81 73 68 69 808

Andorra has an alpine climate and continental climate. Its high elevation means there is, on

average, more snow in winter, lower humidity, and it is slightly cooler in summer. There

are, on average, 300 days per year of sunshine.

Important facts

It was formed in 1278. It has two co-princes – the Bishop of Urgell and the

President of France.

Andorra is a prosperous country because of its tourism. It has 10.2 million

visitors every year. It is not a member of the European Union, but the euro

is the de facto currency.

Important rivers

The Valira river is the biggest river in Andorra. It flows through the capital,

Andorra la Vella, and exits the country in the south near the Spain-Andorra

road border crossing.

The Valira is a tributary to the Segre river, which in turn is a tributary to the

Ebro river. It flows into the Segre in La Seu d'Urgell.

Its main tributaries are the Valira d'Orient, the Valira del Nord and the Madriu.

The Valira river system is 35 km long.

Important mountainsDue to its location in the eastern

Pyrenees mountain range, Andorra

consists predominantly of rugged

mountains, the highest being the

Coma Pedrosa at 2,942 metres

(9,652 ft), and the average elevation

of Andorra is 1,996 metres

Important cities

Its capital is Andorra la Vella. It is the

highest capital city in Europe because it is

1,023 metres above sea level.

Its people

There are 85,000 people living in

Andorra in 2012. The official language

is Catalan. Many people can speak

Spanish, Portuguese or French.