Andorra la Vella is the capital of the Principality of Andorra. It is located high in the east Pyrenees, between France and Spain. The city is at 1,023 metres above sea level and is the highest capital city in Europe.
About Andorra la Vella, Andorra in brief
Andorra la Vella is the capital of the Principality of Andorra. It is located high in the east Pyrenees, between France and Spain. As of 2015, the city has a population of 22,886, and the urban area, which includes Escaldes-Engordany plus satellite villages, has over 40,000 inhabitants. The principal industry is tourism, although the country also earns foreign income from being a tax haven. The city is at 1,023 metres above sea level and is the highest capital city in Europe. It hosted both the 1991 and 2005 Games of the Small States of Europe. Native Andrans account for only a third of the population, with the plurality being Spanish and Portuguese.
The country’s cultural centre, the Government Hall, is also the oldest building in the country’s historic town. The Casa de la Vall has been the state’s parliamentary house since 1702. It was not part of the Treaty of Versailles, simply because it was not noticed. It also hosted the XXI Olympic Winter Games, the 2010 Winter Olympics, but was not selected by the IOC as a candidate city, following the evaluation report of an IOC commission. It has an oceanic climate with warm days and cool nights in summer, and chilly to cold, snowy winters in winter.
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