Andorra is a country in Europe, with about 83,000 people (2025) and an area of 470 square kilometres. Its capital is Andorra la Vella, and it shares land borders with 2 countries.
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A microstate high in the Pyrenees
Andorra occupies 468 square kilometers of the eastern Pyrenees, with France to the north and Spain to the south. It is essentially a set of high valleys carved by the Valira River and its tributaries, rising from 840 meters to 2,942 meters at Coma Pedrosa. There is no airport and no railway, only two main roads, one to France and one to Spain, both crossing mountain passes. Andorra la Vella sits at 1,023 meters, the highest capital city in Europe.
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The Valira is formed by the confluence of two branches, the Valira del Nord and Valira d'Orient, which meet at Escaldes-Engordany near the capital. The river flows south into Spain, where it joins the Segre and eventually the Ebro. The Valira's narrow valley floor hosts the main road corridor and most of Andorra's 80,000 residents.
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STORY Two foreign heads of state since 1278
NOW Tax haven turning toward transparency
THREAD The Catalan pocket state between two powers
STORY Ski slopes and Romanesque churches
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Common questions
What is the capital of Andorra?
The capital of Andorra is Andorra la Vella. Andorra la Vella lies at about 42.5 degrees north and 1.5 degrees east. Andorra is in Europe. It is home to about 83,000 people. The world capitals quiz on this site tests every capital, and the printable capitals sheets cover each continent.
What is the population of Andorra?
About 83,000 people live in Andorra, according to the World Bank figures for 2025. That makes it the 185th most populous of the 195 countries. With an area of 470 square kilometres, that is about 176 people per square kilometre.
What countries border Andorra?
Andorra shares land borders with 2 countries: France and Spain. The map on this page outlines each of them around Andorra. The count includes only borders on land, not neighbours across a sea or a lake. Borders here follow Natural Earth at the 1:50 million scale, with Crimea shown as part of Ukraine and Western Sahara as a separate territory.
How big is Andorra?
Andorra covers 470 square kilometres, or about 181 square miles. That makes it the 179th largest of the 195 countries. The figure is total surface area, which includes inland water such as lakes and rivers. Its population of about 83,000 gives a density of 176 people per square kilometre.
Andorra is a country in Europe, with about 83,000 people (2025) and an area of 470 square kilometres. Its capital is Andorra la Vella, and it shares land borders with 2 countries.
Capital
Andorra la Vella
Continent
Europe
Population
82,904 2025, World Bank. 185th of 195.
Area
470 km² (181 sq mi) World Bank, surface area. 179th largest of 195.
Population density
176 people per km²
Land neighbours
2: France, Spain
Official name
Principality of Andorra
UN status
Member state
PLACE · from the Geography app
A microstate high in the Pyrenees
Andorra occupies 468 square kilometers of the eastern Pyrenees, with France to the north and Spain to the south. It is essentially a set of high valleys carved by the Valira River and its tributaries, rising from 840 meters to 2,942 meters at Coma Pedrosa. There is no airport and no railway, only two main roads, one to France and one to Spain, both crossing mountain passes. Andorra la Vella sits at 1,023 meters, the highest capital city in Europe.
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