Andorra, Sovereign state in Pyrenees mountains, Europe.
This territory extends across the central Pyrenees between French and Spanish land. The landscape is crossed by three river valleys that converge near the capital and then flow southward toward Spain.
An agreement in the late 13th century divided rule between a French count and a Spanish bishop. Only at the end of the 20th century did a democratic constitution emerge, retaining both historical figures as ceremonial heads.
The shared language connects all residents in a region where stone-built mountain villages alternate with modern settlements. On Sundays, Romanesque chapels in the higher valleys fill with visitors exploring the architectural legacy from medieval times.
The nearest airports are in Barcelona and Toulouse, from where buses run through mountain roads. Visitors come in winter for skiing or in summer for hiking, with weather in the valleys milder than on the peaks.
The system with two heads of state remains without parallel worldwide, as both simultaneously come from different neighboring countries. Each year both receive symbolic tributes, including traditional goods or small monetary sums from medieval tradition.
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