Andorra is a principality. It has an area of 468 square kilometers and a population of about 78,015 people. The few principalities in Europe are small. For example, Monaco, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein. But in contrast, andorra, a pocket country, is larger than Monaco, almost 167 times the size of Monaco.
Located on the border of Spain and France, Andorra is set like a jewel between two great powers. This place has also become a long-term competition between France and Spain. In fact, when the country of Andorra was first established, a foreshadowing of contention was already formed. It was then the buffer state of Andorra established by the Frankish Kingdom in the border region, and the Count of Urgell of Spain was appointed bishop. Later, the Frankish kingdom was divided, and the western part was France, so there was a situation in which France and Spain competed for dominance of Andorra.
A sovereign state has two heads of state, and the two heads of state are foreigners. Such a strange situation is vividly reflected in Andorra. As early as 1278, France and Spain concluded a treaty to jointly rule Andorra.
Today andorra's nominal head of state is the President of France and the Regional Bishop of Spain.
The permanent population is less than 80,000, but there are 22.5 million netizens living on WeChat. Why is this happening? Probably because of privacy considerations, I randomly chose an unheard of unpopular place, and Andorra is the beginning of A, the ranking is high, naturally easy to be selected (never expected, everyone thinks so)
Andorra's GDP per capita is $44,600, and although it is not as rich as other principalities, with hundreds of thousands of dollars, it has already lived a good life.
Their income is mainly dependent on the tourism and financial services industry, the implementation of a low tax system, and no personal income tax, financial institutions can absorb a large number of foreign savings, becoming one of the "tax havens".
In the mountainous country, there is no railway, and the road traffic is mainly to France and Spain.
The earliest was the development of the parish, so there are many churches there, it looks very old, the house materials are still made of stone, after a long period of precipitation, it is still quite strong.
Car ownership is high, with 1098 cars per 1,000 people.
Andorra la Vella belongs to the capital region, with a larger population and the streets are very modern and bustling. This deformed clock is one of the more famous sculptures in the square.
No matter where you stand in the block, you can see the rolling peaks not far away. The whole territory of Andorra has an average altitude of 1300 meters above sea level and rugged terrain.
There are also farmland villages, 1.7% of the agricultural area, 37% of the forest area, and animal husbandry.
Andorran people's eating habits are biased towards French food, such as caviar, foie gras, snails, etc. in Andorra is also a highly respected dish, also pay attention to the combination of dishes and wine.
Andorra has three educational systems, the local Catalan, French and Spanish schools, which are divided in proportion to the education authorities of the three countries.
Because the place is too small, or it is convenient to go abroad, they will go abroad when they go to university, and the most selected are France and Germany.
Andorra has no army (with police) and the country has not fought in 700 years. In addition, it is located in the middle of France and Spain, and is usually protected by the dual protection of the two countries, and there is no fear of being beaten.