Andorra

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.