Andorra: Flag and Facts
Andorra's flag has vertical bands colored blue, yellow, and red, and its coat of arms sits in the yellow middle band, which is a bit wider than the other two.
- Official name
- Principality of Andorra
- Capital
- Andorra la Vella
- Region
- Southern Europe
- Population
- 85,370 (2024)
- Languages
- Catalan
- Currency
- Euro
- Area
- 468 km² (181 sq mi)
- People
- Andorran
- Calling code
- +376
- Highest point
- Pic de Coma Pedrosa 2,946 m
- Independence
- 1278 (formed under the joint sovereignty of the…)
- National symbols
- red cow (breed unspecified)
About Andorra
The shield in the center is divided into four parts with symbols for Catalonia, Urgell, Foix, and Bearn. Below it runs a Latin motto, VIRTUS UNITA FORTIOR, meaning "Strength United is Stronger." Blue and red come from France, while red and yellow come from Spain, a sign of protection from both neighbors.
This tiny principality sits high in the Pyrenees between France and Spain. Charlemagne set up a string of buffer states in 795, and Andorra is the last independent survivor of that group. For 715 years, from 1278 to 1993, it was run jointly by French and Spanish leaders. A modern constitution in 1993 turned the government into a parliamentary democracy, though the two co-princes stayed on as heads of state in title.
Did you know?
- The national symbol of Andorra is a red cow.
- Even the lowest point in Andorra, Riu Runer, sits 840 meters above sea level.
- Andorra covers about 2.5 times the area of Washington, D.C.
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Questions about Andorra
What language is spoken in Andorra?
Catalan is the language of Andorra.
What currency does Andorra use?
Andorra uses the euro.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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