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The Principality of Andorra is situated in the Pyrenees and surrounded by France and Spain. It has an area of 468 square kilometres and a population of around 70,000, making it one of the smallest countries in Europe. Nevertheless, for historical and political reasons it has a complex and pluralistic education system. Historically, the system of the co-principality, established in 1278 with the Catholic Bishop of Urgell in Spain and the King of France as co-rulers, brought about the creation of Spanish and French schools. This initially resulted in the development of two parallel school systems, both governed by the respective foreign administrations.
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Sroka, W. (2007). Andorra. In: HÖRNER, W., DÖBERT, H., KOPP, B.V., MITTER, W. (eds) The Education Systems of Europe. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4874-2_3
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