Why is Andorra independent?

In 1133, the count Ermengol VI of Urgell ceded all the land in the valleys of Andorra to the bishop of Urgell, because he was no longer interested in those lands. read more

Andorra is the sixth-smallest nation in Europe, having an area of 468 km. 2 (181 sq mi) and a population of approximately 77,281. Andorra is the 16th-smallest country in the world by land and 11th-smallest country by population. read more

Andorra (/ æ n ˈ d ɔːr ə, -ˈ d ɒr ə / ( listen); Catalan: , locally ), officially the Principality of Andorra (Catalan: Principat d'Andorra), also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra (Catalan: Principat de les Valls d'Andorra), is a sovereign landlocked microstate on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees, bordered by France in the north and Spain in the south. read more

Andorra has considered itself independent since medieval times, and therefore was already independent when the United States declared independence from the British Empire in 1776. read more