Filed under Europe and more precisely Southern Europe, Andorra is a sovereign state. In formal use it is Principality of Andorra. Its capital, Andorra la Vella, shares its name with the country itself — a giveaway that this is a city-state or something close to one.
Some 81,938 people call it home, placing it 204th of 250 by population — between the Isle of Man above it and the Cayman Islands below. Measured only against its own subregion, it is 6th of 10 in size and 7th in population.
Its territory runs to 468 km², which ranks it 201st of the 250 countries and territories in this dataset — just behind Guam and just ahead of the Northern Mariana Islands. For scale, it is about half again the size of Malta.
Location, borders and position
Plotted on a globe it falls at 42.5° north, 1.5° east, which puts it in the northern hemisphere, roughly 4,731 km from the equator, in what geographers would call temperate latitudes.
Follow that same latitude east or west and you reach Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan — places that share its distance from the equator but little else.
2 countries share a land border with it: France and Spain. The largest of them by area is France, which is also the most populous. Together those neighbours hold about 117.4 million people.
Andorra is landlocked. That is true of 45 of the 250 entries here, which reliably raises the cost of trade, because port access depends on a transit agreement with a neighbour. You can see the full picture on the landlocked countries page.
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Population and languages of Andorra
Population divided by land area gives roughly 175 people per square kilometre, which makes it more crowded than the typical entry on this list. Half the entries in this dataset fall below roughly 90 per square kilometre.
The demonym is Andorran, so residents are Andorrans.
The one official language is Catalan. No other entry in this dataset lists Catalan, so on this list it stands alone.
Inside Europe it places 44th of 53 by population, and it accounts for under 1% of everyone living in Southern Europe.
Currency, domain and dialling code
It uses the Euro (€, EUR). That is a shared currency: 37 other entries use it, including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and Cyprus.
The top-level domain is .ad. To phone it from abroad you dial +376. In ISO terms it is ad in two letters and AND in three.
Andorra is one of the 193 UN member states in this dataset. The other 57 entries are territories, dependencies or observers, which is why totals on this site run to 250 rather than the familiar 195.
Neighbouring countries
Andorra shares borders with 2 countries:
Fun facts about Andorra
- Within Southern Europe it is the 6th largest of 10.
- It is 204th of 250 by population, with about 81,938 residents.
- In land area it is about half again the size of Malta.
- It shares land borders with 2 countries: France and Spain.
- It is landlocked, one of 45 entries here with no coastline of its own.
- It lies about 4,731 km from the equator, in temperate latitudes.
Andorra — frequently asked questions
- What is the capital of Andorra?
- The capital of Andorra is Andorra la Vella. The city and the country share a name, which is typical of a city-state.
- Which countries border Andorra?
- Andorra borders 2 countries: France and Spain. France is the largest of them by area.
- Is Andorra a country?
- Yes. Andorra is a sovereign state and one of the 193 UN members listed on this site.
- What currency does Andorra use?
- Andorra uses the Euro, written € (currency code EUR). It is shared with 37 other entries.
- Where is Andorra located?
- Andorra is in Southern Europe, part of Europe. Its reference coordinates are 42.5° north and 1.5° east, roughly 4,731 km from the equator in temperate latitudes.
- What is the population of Andorra?
- Andorra has a population of about 81,938, which makes it the 204th most populous of the 250 countries and territories listed on this site. The Isle of Man sits just above it and the Cayman Islands just below.
- What language is spoken in Andorra?
- The official language of Andorra is Catalan. No other entry on this list gives it official status.
- Is Andorra landlocked?
- Yes. Andorra has no sea coast, which makes it one of 45 landlocked entries in this dataset. Everything it imports or exports by sea has to cross a neighbour's territory first, and that transit dependency is a well-documented drag on trade costs.
- How big is Andorra?
- Andorra covers 468 km², ranking 201st of 250 by land area. That makes it about half again the size of Malta.
