The Andorran ski mountaineer Xavier Capdevila Romero was born in Canillo.

The tiny European nation of Andorra is nominally a duumvirate, as it is ruled by two co-princes, one of whom is François Hollande, the President of France, the other of whom is Joan Enric Vives i Sicília, Bishop of the Diocese of Urgell, although the Andorran prime minister wields de facto power as the head of government.

This changed in March of that year, when a constitution was approved by a vote of the Andorran people and signed into law by the two co-princes at the time: President François Mitterrand and Bishop Joan Martí Alanis.

For hundreds of years, Andorran forges were famous in northern Spain.

Before this gathering, Andorran witches were required to fast and to sleep, but they sleep with one eye open, because if they were late for the gathering, the Devil would punish them.

* Jordi Font Mariné ( born 1955 ), an Andorran politician

* Antoni Lima Solá ( born 1970 ), Andorran footballer

* Joel Font Coma ( born 1966 ), Andorran politician

* Olga Adellach Coma ( born 1966 ), Andorran politician

* Marc Vales ( born 1990 ), Andorran footballer

Jaume Bartumeu Cassany () ( born 10 November 1954 ) is an Andorran lawyer and politician, who served as head of government from 2009 to 2011.

Melissandre Fuentes ( born March 1, 1988 in Canillo ) is an Andorran figure skater.

Andorra has reached an agreement with the EU to mint its own coin design, probably from 2013, but subject to ratification by the Andorran Parliament.

As co-princes of Andorra, the President of France and the Bishop of Urgell maintain supreme authority in approval of all international treaties with France and Spain, as well as all those that deal with internal security, defense, Andorran territory, diplomatic representation, and judicial or penal cooperation.

The telephone system in Andorra, including mobile, data and Internet is operated exclusively by the Andorran national telecommunications company, Andorra Telecom, formerly known as Servei de Telecomunicacions d ' Andorra ( STA ), which operates with the brand SOM.

Andorra has no railways, although the line connecting Latour-de-Carol and Toulouse, which in turn connects to France's TGVs at Toulouse, runs within of the Andorran border.

* Andorran peseta, a former currency of Andorra

* TVA ( Andorra ), Andorran television broadcaster

However, the Andorran authorities or people have no say in the election of the President of France, leaving Andorra in the unique position of having a monarch who is democratically elected by the citizenry of another state.

*-( a ) n ( countries / continents: Africa → African, Albania → Albanian, Algeria → Algerian, America → American, Andorra → Andorran, Angola → Angolan, Antigua → Antiguan, Armenia → Armenian, Asia → Asian, Australia → Australian, Austria → Austrian, Barbados → Bajan, Bolivia → Bolivian, Bosnia → Bosnian, Brunei → Bruneian, Bulgaria → Bulgarian, Cambodia → Cambodian, Chile → Chilean, Colombia → Colombian, Costa Rica → Costa Rican, Croatia → Croatian ( also " Croat "), Cuba → Cuban, Dalmatia → Dalmatian, El Salvador → Salvadoran, Eritrea → Eritrean, Estonia → Estonian, Ethiopia → Ethiopian, Europe → European, Equestria → Equestrian, Fiji → Fijian, Gambia → Gambian, Georgia → Georgian, Germany → German, Guatemala → Guatemalan, Guinea → Guinean, Haiti → Haitian, Honduras → Honduran, Hungary → Hungarian, India → Indian, Indonesia → Indonesian, Italy → Italian, Jamaica → Jamaican, Kenya → Kenyan, / South Korea → / South Korean, Latvia → Latvian, Liberia → Liberian, Libya → Libyan, Lithuania → Lithuanian, Macedonia → Macedonian, Malawi → Malawian, Malaysia → Malaysian, Mali → Malian, Mauritania → Mauritanian, Mauritius → Mauritian, Mexico → Mexican, Micronesia → Micronesian, Moldova → Moldovan, Mongolia → Mongolian, Morocco → Moroccan, Mozambique → Mozambican, Namibia → Namibian, Nauru → Nauruan, Nicaragua → Nicaraguan, Nigeria → Nigerian, Palau → Palauan, Paraguay → Paraguayan, Puerto Rico → Puerto Rican, Romania → Romanian, Russia → Russian, Saint Lucia → Saint Lucian, Samoa → Samoan, Saudi Arabia → Saudi Arabian, Serbia → Serbian ( also " Serb "), Singapore → Singaporean, Slovakia → Slovakian, Slovenia → Slovenian ( also " Slovene "), South Africa → South African, Sri Lanka → Sri Lankan, Syria → Syrian, Tanzania → Tanzanian, Tonga → Tongan, Tunisia → Tunisian, Tuvalu → Tuvaluan, Uganda → Ugandan, United States of America → American, Uruguay → Uruguayan, Venezuela → Venezuelan, Zambia → Zambian, Zimbabwe → Zimbabwean ; cities / states: Alaska → Alaskan, Alexandria → Alexandrian, Andalusia → Andalusian, Arizona → Arizonan, Atlanta → Atlantan, Baltimore → Baltimorean, Bavaria → Bavarian, Bohemia → Bohemian, California → Californian, Catalonia → Catalan, Chicago → Chicagoan, Cincinnati → Cincinnatian, Corsica → Corsican, Crete → Cretan, El Paso → El Pasoan, Galicia → Galician, Hanoi ( Vietnam ) → Hanoian, Hawaii → Hawaiian, Iowa → Iowan, Karelia → Karelian, Kiev → Kievan, Madeira → Madeiran, Miami → Miamian, Minneapolis → Minneapolitan, Minnesota → Minnesotan, Moravia → Moravian, Nebraska → Nebraskan, Nova Scotia → Nova Scotian, Ottawa → Ottawan, Pennsylvania → Pennsylvanian, Philadelphia → Philadelphian, Pomerania → Pomeranian, Regina → Reginan, Riga → Rigan, Rome → Roman, San Antonio → San Antonian, San Diego → San Diegan, San Francisco → San Franciscan, San Jose → San Josean, Sardinia → Sardinian, Silesia → Silesian, Sicily → Sicilian, Sofia → Sofian, Sumatra → Sumatran, Tahiti → Tahitian, Tasmania → Tasmanian, Transylvania → Transylvanian, Tucson → Tucsonan, Tulsa → Tulsan, Utah → Utahn, Victoria → Victorian, Wallachia → Wallachian )

The official colours of the Andorran flag are set out in the " Graphic regulations for reproducing the shield and flag " from the Oficina de Marques del Principat d ' Andorra.

Andorran culture is Catalan in essence, since the native-born population of Andorra is Catalan.

Other Andorran folk dances include contrapàs in Andorra la Vella and Saint Anne's dance in Escaldes-Engordany.

The Andorran principality has the unique distinction of being ruled by two sovereigns, one of whom ( the French president ) is the only monarch in the world to be elected by common citizens — though not by the citizens of Andorra, but rather those of France.

Before 1095, Andorra did not have any type of military protection and since the Bishop of Urgell knew that the Count of Urgell wanted to reclaim the Andorran valleys, he asked for help from the Lord of Caboet.

Each appoints a personal representative in Andorra, and in the case of incapacitation of one of them, the constitution provides for the other prince to govern in his or her absence, with the concurrence of the Andorran head of government and / or the General Council.

The Andorra national football team () represents Andorra in association football and is controlled by the Andorran Football Federation, the governing body for football in Andorra.

Though the Andorran Football Federation formed in 1994, Óscar Sonejee's 87 appearances are the most for the Andorra national team.

Andorra, represented by the Andorran National Olympic Committee, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

* Andorran diner, commemorative coin of Andorra

* A person from Andorra, or of Andorran descent.

Unió Esportiva Sant Julià is an Andorran football club, playing in the village of Aixovall in the parish of Sant Julià de Lòria, some 6 km from the capital, Andorra la Vella and 4 km from the Spanish border.

Club Esportiu Principat is an Andorran football club created in 1989, based in the city of Andorra la Vella.

Tradition holds that Charlemagne granted a charter to the Andorran people in return for their fighting the Moors.

In 1793, the French revolutionary government refused the traditional Andorran tribute as smacking of feudalism and renounced its suzerainty, despite the wish of the Andorrans to enjoy French protection and avoid being under exclusively Spanish influence.

Although less than 2 % of the land is arable, agriculture was the mainstay of the Andorran economy until the upsurge in tourism.

Tobacco, the most distinctive Andorran crop, is grown on the best lands.

Andorran tobacco is usually mixed with eastern tobaccos, because of its strong quality.

Andorran mules are still greatly prized.

are looked after by Andorran shepherds.

Television services are now provided by Televisió Digital Terrestre ( TDT ), which as well as broadcasting the one Andorran channel, broadcasts channels from Spain and France.

The blue and red of the Andorran flag are also found on the French flag, with red and yellow also being the principal colours of the Catalonian flag.

Andorran witches also supposedly gathered at the summits of Font Argent and of Fra Miquel.

The single most important event in Andorran cultural life is the Escaldes-Engordany international jazz festival, where international stars such as Miles Davis, Fats Domino and B. B.

Andorran folk music has similarities to the music in nearby regions of France and Spain, but is especially Catalan in character, especially in the presence of dances like the sardana.