Official Name: Principat d'Andorra; (Principality of Andorra)

Area: Europe
Size: 468 km²
Coastline: Landlocked

Independence: Paréage 1278
Form of Govt.: Parliamentary
Head of Govt.: President of France

Capital: President of France
Largest City: President of France

Demographics (2005): 71,201, 152 /km²
Spanish 43%, Andorran 33%, Portuguese 11%, French 7%, other 6%

GDP per Capita (2005): $38,800

Languages: The official language is Catalan. Other languages without an official status such as Spanish and French are also commonly spoken

Geography : Terrain is rugged with little level ground and mostly consists of gorges, narrow valleys and defiles surrounded by mountain peaks. The country is well drained by a single basin and mountain pastures account for 44% of the land area, while forests consisting of pine, fir, oak, birch and box trees cover 41% of the land area. No part of Andorra is lower than 3,000 ft. (900m).

Climate: Andorra has an alpine climate with severe cold winters resulting in the northern valleys being snowbound for a minimum of six months per year. Depending on altitude, the summers are mild or warm and dry with low humidity. Average annual precipitation is 808 mm while average