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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.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Andorra,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990-1999.</ref> | 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.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Andorra,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990-1999.</ref> | ||
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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> | |||
1419 - General Council of the Valleys was founded in 1419, the second oldest parliament in Europe<br> | |||
1601 - The Tribunal de Corts (High Court of Justice) was created as a result of Huguenot rebellions from France<br> | |||
1809 - Napoleon I reestablished the Co-Principate and deleted the French medieval tithe.<br> | |||
1812–13, the First French Empire annexed Catalonia during the Peninsular War and in 1814 a royal decree reestablished the independence and economy of Andorra<br> | |||
1882-1885 - Troubles of Andorra when the struggles continued between pro-bishops, pro-French and nationalists<br> | |||
1933 - France occupied Andorra following social unrest which occurred before elections and Andorrans took the Andorran Parlimant under their custody in rebellion to their requests | |||
1936 - 1940 A French military detachment was garrisoned in Andorra to secure the principality against disruption from the Spanish Civil War and Francoist Spain<br> | |||
1982 - The first separation of powers took place when instituting the Govern d'Andorra, under the name of Executive Board, chaired by the first prime minister with the approval of the Co-Princes<br> | |||
1989 - The Principality signed an agreement with the European Economic Community to regularize trade relations<br> | |||
1993 - The political system was modernized after the Andorran constitutional referendum, when the constitution was drafted by the Co-Princes and the General Council<br> | |||
1993 - Andorra became a member of the United Nations and the Council of Europe<br> | |||