Normally speaking, if a country does not have an army, then any external force can enter no man's land and invade at any time. Therefore, such a country, let alone exists for a hundred years, is difficult to exist for decades, which is also the core reason why the country must protect itself. But there are exceptions to this, the country below, which can be called the only country without an army for 700 years, but no one dares to invade, and the country is now rich and oily.
This country is Andorra. The Principality of Andorra is a small country in Europe, with a land area of 468 square kilometers and a population of 80,000 people, and the country can be said to be very small, only the size of a township in our country. But Andorra's history is very long, creating two miracles.
First, from 1278 onwards, it has continued to the present day, which can be called the longest-standing principality; second, the only country that has not established an army for more than 700 years, and Andorra has announced the abolition of the army since its establishment, and has not been established until now. Many people do not understand that Andorra has not established an army for 700 years, but why has it not been destroyed?
In fact, the core reason is that Andorra has two strong neighbors, that is, Spain and France, which were european powers in ancient times and were very powerful. To this end, in order to compete for Andorra, a large balance of power was formed. It is precisely because of this that although Andorra has not had an army for more than 700 years, no one from its neighbors dares to invade Andorra.
On the one hand, the peripheral countries did not dare to offend Spain and France at the same time, so they did not dare to invade; on the other hand, Spain and France did not dare to take the lead in invading Andorra. So even in the first, Second World War, Andorra was not affected, which is very direct. Moreover, Andorra paid tribute to the two great powers at the same time, and every year it had a yearly coin, which was easy to maneuver between the two countries.
It is precisely because of this that Andorra does not need an army at all, because it cannot resist the attack of its two major neighbors, so it simply does not. Without an army, Andorra can develop peacefully and with peace of mind, especially by investing more of its income in economic construction and living improvement.
In particular, we will continue to strengthen domestic infrastructure and living facilities, living security, and the overall welfare construction. This is particularly direct, until now Andorra has developed for more than 700 years, accumulated a lot of wealth, and the country has not been destroyed, so it is now one of the richest countries in Europe, and the people are very rich. What do you readers think about this? Welcome to leave a message and discuss with the editor!
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Reference: Modern and Contemporary World History.