Place:Andorra

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Place Information
Name
Andorra
Alternate names
Andorre     (Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961))
Co-Principat d'Andorra     (Britannica Book of the Year (1991) p 541)
Co-Senyoriu d'Andorra     (Britannica Book of the Year (1991) p 541)
Principado de Andorra     (UN Terminology Bulletin (1993) corrigendum, 28 July 1993, for page 38)
Principality of Andorra     (Wikipedia)
Principat d'Andorra     (Wikipedia)
Principauté d'Andorre     (UN Terminology Bulletin (1993) corrigendum, 28 July 1993, for page 38)
Principauté d'Andorre     (Wikipedia)
Senyoriu d'Andorra     (Britannica Book of the Year (1991) p 541)
Valleys of Andorra     (Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 23-24)
Valls d'Andorra     (Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 23-24)
Vallée d'Andorre     (Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 23-24)
Type
Nation
Coordinates
42.5°N 1.5°E
Contained Places

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Parish (political)
Andorra la Vella
Canillo
Encamp
La Massana
Ordino
Sant Julià de Lòria
Unknown
Escaldes-Engordany
Soldeu
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source: Family History Library Catalog
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Andorra , officially the Principality of Andorra (Catalan: Principat d'Andorra), is a small landlocked country in western Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. Once isolated, it is currently a prosperous country mainly because of tourism and its status as a tax haven. The people of Andorra are currently listed as having the highest human life expectancy in the world, at an average of 83.5 years at birth (2007 est). Andorra is the sixth smallest nation in Europe, after Malta, Liechtenstein, San Marino, Monaco, and the Vatican City.

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Origin and history of the name

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The name "Andorra" is of unknown origin, but according to Joan Coromines is pre-Roman. The name Andorra may be derived from al-Darra (الدّارة), the Arabic word for forest. Many of the local toponyms are of Iberian origin.

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