Andorra la Vella is the capital of which country?

Andorra la Vella is the capital of Andorra.

The city sits in the eastern Pyrenees, in the valley of the Gran Valira River, and serves as the political and commercial center of the Principality of Andorra. Its name means “Old Andorra,” distinguishing it from the country as a whole. Andorra la Vella is also one of the world’s highest national capitals, standing at roughly 1,000 meters above sea level.

Andorra is a small landlocked country between France and Spain. It is a co-principality whose heads of state are the president of France and the bishop of Urgell in Catalonia, Spain. The country has no airport of its own, so visitors commonly arrive through airports in Barcelona, Toulouse, or nearby Spanish and French cities.

A common mix-up is confusing Andorra la Vella with Andorra itself. Andorra is the country; Andorra la Vella is its capital and largest urban center. Other Andorran parishes and towns, including Escaldes-Engordany and Encamp, are separate municipalities.