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Andorra is a principality of only 181 square miles,and is located in the heart of the Pyrenees between France and Spain. Andorra was part of the Roman empire and when Rome fell it became a gateway for the barbaric tribes of Alans, Visgoths and Vandals into the Iberian peninsula.<br> | Andorra is a principality of only 181 square miles,and is located in the heart of the Pyrenees between France and Spain. Andorra was part of the Roman empire and when Rome fell it became a gateway for the barbaric tribes of Alans, Visgoths and Vandals into the Iberian peninsula.<br> | ||
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The 1968 population was 18,000. It doubled by 1982 and doubled again by 1999 when there were 65,877 inhabitants. The people are ethnically Catalan and, by religion, Roman Catholic. The capital of Andorra la Vella has 21,630 inhabitants and is the largest town.<br> | The 1968 population was 18,000. It doubled by 1982 and doubled again by 1999 when there were 65,877 inhabitants. The people are ethnically Catalan and, by religion, Roman Catholic. The capital of Andorra la Vella has 21,630 inhabitants and is the largest town.<br> | ||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andorra] | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andorra] | ||
==Timeline== | ===Timeline=== | ||
1278 - The present principality was formed by a charter and it is known as a principality as it is a diarchy headed by two Co-Princes the Catholic Bishop of Urgell in Spain and the President of the Republic of France.<br> | 1278 - The present principality was formed by a charter and it is known as a principality as it is a diarchy headed by two Co-Princes the Catholic Bishop of Urgell in Spain and the President of the Republic of France.<br> | ||
1364 - The political organization of the country named the figure of the syndic now spokesman and president of the parliament, as a representative of the Andorrans to their co-princes<br> | 1364 - The political organization of the country named the figure of the syndic now spokesman and president of the parliament, as a representative of the Andorrans to their co-princes<br> | ||
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