Pyrenees
Range of mountains in southwest Europe
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| 2025 |
Andorra
Andorra will host the Games of the Small States of Europe for the third time.
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| 2025 |
Andorra
Andorra contributes €368,842 to the Council of Europe's annual budget of €655.7 million.
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| May 12 2025 |
Pyrenean desman
The Pyrenean desman was officially listed as critically endangered in the Spanish Catalogue of Threatened Species, highlighting its precarious conservation status and significant ecological challenges.
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| 2024 |
Andorra
14 applications are allocated to a decision body at the European Court of Human Rights, with Andorra represented by Judge Pere Pastor Vilanova.
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| 2023 |
Andorra
Andorra's unemployment rate stands at a historically low 1.5%.
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| 2023 |
Andorra
Andorra recorded national greenhouse gas emissions of 534 thousand tonnes, highlighting its commitment to monitoring and reporting environmental impact.
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| 2022 |
Andorra
Final mergers between banks take place, reducing Andorran banking groups to 3 active banking groups.
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| 2022 |
Andorra
Approximate religious population counts recorded: 2000 Muslims and around 100 Jews in Andorra.
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| 2020 |
Andorra
Forest cover remained unchanged at 16,000 hectares, with no planted forests and 0% primary forest reported.
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| 2020 |
Andorra
Religious demographic estimates indicated the Catholic population ranged between 89.5% and 99.21% of Andorra's total population.
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| October 16 2020 |
Andorra
Andorra became the 190th member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| October 11 2019 |
Andorra
Andorra national football team gained its first competitive win in a European Championship qualifier against Moldova.
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| 2018 |
Andorra
Andorra received a Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 4.45/10, ranking 127th globally out of 172 countries.
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| May 4 2018 |
Pyrenean desman
National Geographic reported the Pyrenean desman was the 8,000th animal photographed for Joel Sartore's The Photo Ark conservation photography project.
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| 2015 |
Andorra
Summer solstice fire festivals in the Pyrenees were included as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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| January 2015 |
Andorra
Andorra begins issuing its own euro coins.
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| 2014 |
Andorra
BC Andorra returned to the top league of Spain (Liga ACB) after 18 years.
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| May 31 2013 |
Andorra
Andorra announces intention to introduce income tax, following a meeting between Prime Minister Antoni Martí and French President François Hollande in Paris.
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| 2012 |
Andorra
Andorra raised its first national cricket team and played its first home match.
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| January 1 2012 |
Andorra
Introduction of a 10% business tax in Andorra.
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| 2011 |
Andorra
Andorra hosted the 2011 European League Final Eight for roller hockey.
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