Andorra is a principality. It covers an area of 468 square kilometers and has a population of approximately 78,015 people. The only principalities in Europe are small states. For example, Monaco , Luxembourg , Liechtenstein . But in comparison, the pocket country of Andorra is much larger than Monaco, almost 167 times the area of Monaco.
Andorra is located at the junction of Spain and France, set like a gem between the two big countries. This place has also become a long-term battleground between France and Spain. In fact, when the country of Andorra was first established, the foreshadowing of the struggle had already been formed. At that time, it was the Andorran buffer state established by the Frankish Kingdom in the border area, and the Spanish Count Ugel was appointed bishop. Later, the Frankish Kingdom split, and the western part became France. As a result, France and Spain competed to dominate Andorra.
A sovereign country has two heads of state, and both of them are foreigners. Such a bizarre situation is vividly reflected in Andorra. As early as 1278, France and Spain signed a treaty to jointly rule Andorra.
Today, the nominal head of state of Andorra is the President of France and the local bishop of Spain.
The permanent population is less than 80,000, but there are 22.5 million netizens on WeChat. Why does this happen? Maybe because of privacy concerns, I randomly chose an unpopular place that I had never heard of. Andorra starts with A and is ranked high, so it is naturally easy to choose (unexpectedly, everyone thinks this way)
Andorra's per capita GDP is US$44,600. Although it is not as wealthy as other principalities, which can easily cost hundreds of thousands of US dollars, life is already considered comfortable.
Their income mainly relies on tourism and financial services. They implement a low tax system and do not levy personal income tax. Financial institutions are able to absorb a large amount of external savings and become one of the "tax havens".
A mountainous country, there is no railway, and road transportation mainly leads to France and Spain.
was first developed as a parish, so there are many churches there, which look extremely old. The houses are still made of stone. After a long period of time, they are still quite solid.
has a large number of cars, with 1098 cars per 1,000 people.
Andorra la Vella belongs to the capital area, with a larger population and very modern and prosperous streets. This deformed clock is a famous sculpture in the square.
No matter where you stand on the block, you can see the rolling mountain peaks not far away. The average altitude of Andorra is 1,300 meters above sea level, and the terrain is rugged.
There are also farmland villages there, 1.7% of the agricultural area, 37% of the forest area, and animal husbandry.
Andorran people’s eating habits tend to be French. Dishes such as caviar, foie gras, snails, etc. are also highly respected in Andorra. They also pay attention to the matching of dishes and wine.
Andorra implements three education systems, the local Catalan school, the French school and the Spanish school, and the three schools are divided proportionally and are under the jurisdiction of the education departments of the three countries.
Because the place is too small, or because it is very convenient to go abroad, they will go abroad when they go to college. The most popular ones are France and Germany.
Andorra has no army (it has police) and the country has not fought a war in 700 years. Canada is located between France and Spain, and is usually protected by both countries, so there is no need to worry about being beaten.
