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Andorra is the sixth-smallest state in Europe, with an area of 468 square kilometres (181 sq mi) and a population of approximately 79,034. [15] [16] The Andorran people are a Romance ethnic group closely related to Catalans. [17] Andorra is the world's 16th-smallest country by land and 11th-smallest by population. [18]
Typical dances, such as the marratxa and the contrapàs, are especially popular at feasts.Among famous feasts are the one honoring Sant Jordi, when books and roses are given as presents; the People's feast, celebrating Saint John and the summer solstice, and the feast of Saint Stephen (Sant Esteve), patron saint of Andorra la Vella.
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Andorra la Vella means "the city of Andorra", to distinguish it from the Principality of Andorra as a whole. [3] Although in Catalan the word vella (like French vieille) is derived from the Latin word vetula which means "old", the Vella here (like French ville and Catalan vila) is derived from the Latin word villa, meaning "city".
Andorra is the sixth-smallest state in Europe, with an area of 468 square kilometres (181 sq mi) and a population of approximately 79,034.0 The Andorran people are a Romance ethnic group closely related to Catalans. Andorra is the world's 16th-smallest country by land and 11th-smallest by population.
Andorra is famous for its historical churches found across the country. These churches are especially notable as they are perfectly preserved from the Romanesque period. [5] Some notable churches include: Sant Joan de Caselles Church - located in Canillo, it is a Romanesque church dating between the 11th to 12th Centuries. [6]
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Portal:Andorra/Did you know/1 . Andorra is the only country where Catalan is the sole official language, even though only about 31,000 of the 11,530,160 speakers live there. Andorra is the only country in the world to have an elected monarch. (One of the Co-Princes of Andorra is elected as the President of France by the people of that country).