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ANDORRA
Basic information
• Capital: Andorra la Vella
• Official language: Catalan
• Extension:468 km2
• Population: 50.000 foreigns and 30.000 Andorrans. • Economy: Its economy is based in the turism and
in the tax haven.
Situation • In the northeast of Spain.
• In the south of France.
• Area of 468km2
LanguagesOfficial language: Catalan (38,8%) Other languages (immigration): • Spanish: 35,4% • Portuguese: 15% • French: 5,4% • Other languages: 5,5%
Education• Three educational systems:
o Frencho Spanish o Catalan (Andorran)
• Schools:o Primary o Secundary educationo Vocational training
• Five languages taught: French, Spanish, Catalan, Aranese, and Portuguese.
• Tobacco (cheaper than in Spain).(The agricultural production is limited, because only the 2% of the land is arable, and they usually plant tobacco so it's cheaper buying tobacco in Andorra than in Spain.)
• 38.000 beds in hotels in 301 different lodges.
• Income per capita 40.000 € (double of the European mean).
Economy
Policy• Andorra is a parliamentarian co-principality. • It is governed by: • Spanish Co-Prince (Bishop of Seu de Urgell): Joan Enric Vives, reprenseted by Nemesi Marques i Oste.
Joan Enric Vives
• French Co-Prince (French Republic's President): Nicolas Sarkozy, represented by Christian Frémont.
• The current mayor is Antoni Martí.
Nicolas Sarkozy
Tourism• It represents 80% of the Andorran GDP (Gross
domestic product). • Winter Tourism: skiing. • Summer Tourism: rural tourism for people
who love mountains.
Shopping tourism • Vielha or cities near Andorra.
• Tourist offices tourist trips (to go to the small country to spend the day and go shopping.)
• "Valuable Added Tax" (VAP) doesn't exist cheaper than Spain.
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