Portal:Andorra/Did you know
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).
Did you know 2
- The General Council of the Valleys, the parliament of Andorra, has only 28 members.
- The Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley, a World Heritage Site, is considered to be the "spiritual heart" of Andorra.
- Although it is not a member of the European Union, Andorra uses the euro.
Did you know 3
- The upper quarters of the coat of arms of Andorra (pictured) feature the arms of the Bishop of Urgell and the Count of Foix, the "two traditional protectors" of the principality.
- Footballer Óscar Sonejee scored the goal that won the Andorra national football team their first-ever point in an international fixture.
Did you know 4
- Amongst Andorra's 65 mountain peaks over 6,560 feet (2,000 m), the peak of Coma Pedrosa (pictured) is the highest at 9,652 feet (2,942 m).
- "El Gran Carlemany", the national anthem of Andorra, proclaims the microstate as the "only remaining daughter of the Carolingian empire".
Did you know 5
- According to a legend of the Pyrenees, witches performed naked dances near Lake Engolasters (pictured) in Andorra.
- Despite playing as a defender, Ildefons Lima is the leading goalscorer in the history of the Andorra national football team.