Andorra (Principal d? Andorra), previously an autonomous co-principality that became a sovereign nation with a constitution in May 1993. It is situated on the southern slopes of the Pyreness Mountains between France and Spain, has an area of 175 sq. mi. (453 sq. km.) and a population of 80,000. Capital: Andorra la Vella. Tourism is the chief source income. Timber, cattle and derivatives, and furniture are exported. ,According to tradition, the independence of Andorra derives from a charter Charlemagne granted the people of Andorra in 806 in recognition of their help in battling the Moors. An agreement between the Court of Foix (France) and the Bishop of Seo de Urgel (Spanish) in 1278 to recognize each other as Co-Princes Andorra gave the state what has been its political form and territorial extent continuously to the present day. Over the years, the title on the French side passed to the Kings of Navarre, then to the Kings of France, and is now held by the President of France. In 1806, Napoleon declared Andorra a republic, but today it is referred to as principality.,, ,During the Spanish Civil War, there was an issue of emergency money in the Catalan language.,, Monetary System:,,, ,1 Pesseta (Catalan) = 100 Centims,,