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co-principality

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  • Andorra officially Principality of Andorra, autonomous parliamentary co-principality (1995 est.pop. 66,000), 179 sq mi (464 sq km), high in the E Pyrenees between France and Spain, under the joint suzerainty of the president of France and the bishop of Seo de Urgel, Spain.

    Andorra The World Factbook 2008

  • Background: For 715 years, from 1278 to 1993, Andorrans lived under a unique co-principality, ruled by French and Spanish leaders (from 1607 onward, the French chief of state and the Spanish bishop of Urgel).

    Andorra 2008

  • AndorraFor 715 years, from 1278 to 1993, Andorrans lived under a unique co-principality, ruled by French and Spanish leaders (from 1607 onward, the French chief of state and the Spanish bishop of Urgel).

    Background 2008

  • Type: parliamentary democracy (since March 1993) that retains as its heads of state a co-principality; the two princes are the president of

    The 1995 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • For 715 years, from 1278 to 1993, Andorrans lived under a unique co-principality, ruled by French and Spanish leaders (from 1607 onward, the French chief of state and the Spanish bishop of Urgel).

    The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Type: parliamentary democracy (since March 1993) that retains as its heads of state a co-principality; the two princes are the president of

    The 1994 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • For 715 years, from 1278 to 1993, Andorrans lived under a unique co-principality, ruled by French and Spanish leaders (from 1607 onward, the French chief of state and the Spanish bishop of Urgel).

    The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • For 715 years, from 1278 to 1993, Andorrans lived under a unique co-principality, ruled by French and Spanish leaders (from 1607 onward, the French chief of state and the Spanish bishop of Urgel).

    The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • But as an example of how much interest and adventure can be packed into a mountainous co-principality of only 181 square miles, Andorra is supreme.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2009

  • At the turn of the ninth century, Charlemagne allegedly granted a charter to their descendants in return for fighting off the Moors, and after a few centuries of feudal disputes over the territory between the neighbouring French and Spaniards, a co-principality agreement was signed in 1278.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2009

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