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fiogf49gjkf0d GENERAL DESCRIPTION. -------------------- ANDORRA IS A SMALL EUROPEAN PRINCIPALITY, SITUATED IN THE PYRENEES MOUNTAINS. IT IS BORDERED TO THE NORTH AND EAST BY FRANCE AND TO THE SOUTH AND WEST BY SPAIN. THE COMMUN COVERS AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 59 TO 60 SQ KM AND LIES AT AN ALTITUDE OF AT LEAST 840M. ANDORRA IS SITUATED NEAR THE RIVER RIU VALIRA AND THE RIU VALIRA DEL NORTE, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE VALLEY OF GRAN VALIRA. THIS VALLEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE SOUTHERN SLOPES OF THE GREAT PYRENEES MOUNTAINS. ANDORRA'S PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY DOES NOT ALLOW FOR TRANSPORTATION BY RAIL OR BY AIR. THERE ARE GOOD ROAD LINKS FROM FRANCE AND SPAIN.
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