Interesting And Exciting Facts About Andorra

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·The mountainous country of Andorra is located in Southwestern Europe, between Spain and France. You can find located numerous winter resorts that offer some of the top rated category hotels in Andorra.

·The country is believed being 2.5 times the dimensions of Washington, DC.

·Andorra experiences a temperate climate with warm dry summers and cold snowy winters.

·Coma Pedrosa is the highest point of the country of Andorra. It has an altitude of 2,946 meters or 9,665 feet.

·As of July 2010, the population of Andorra stands at 84, 525.

·Jaume Bartumeu Cassany is the Head of the Government of Andorra. Jaume Bartumeu has become at the position of power since 2009.

·Andorra is ruled by two authorities. The co-heads include Nicolas Sarkozy (President of France) and Joan Enric Vives I Sicilia (Bishop of la Seu d'Urgell).

·Catalan, French, Portugese and Spanish are the most popular languages all around Andorra. Catalan is the official language of Andorra.

·Andorra la Vella is the Capital of Andorra plus the Euro is its National currency. Andorra la Vella is ‘lucky enough’ to lie inside the junction of two mountain streams. There you'll find most of the hotels in Andorra.

·The country of Andorra boasts of a 100% literacy rate.

·In spite of the country’s thriving tourism industry, Andorra doesn't have an airport. The closest airport is Spain’s El Prat Barcelona Airport. The airport is located at a distance of 140 miles/225 kilometers aside from the Principality.

·Andorra is actually a duty free zone and that tends to make it a country free of restrictions when it comes to duties. Regrettably, you will have to follow the restrictions imposed by France or Spain, in case you’re leaving from either of the two countries.

·Andorra is famous for being a famous centre for winter months sports activities. Wintertime sports are particularly famous in Escaldes-Engordany and Andorra la Vella. There are located the most charming hotels in Andorra.

·The cuisine in Andorra is vastly Catalan. Regional favorites include trinxat (a potato and cabbage dish), coques (flavored flat cakes), and truites de carreroles (a mushroom omlette).

·Casa de la Val, popularly known as the traditional seat of the federal government is among Andorra’s most well-known tourist destinations. Apart from the ‘traditional seat of the government’, an historic 12th-century church boasts of its sensible share of visitors.

·As far as immigrants are concerned, Andorra is as good as a magnet. The country attracts a large variety of immigrants, both authorized and illegal, because of an economic system sans income taxes. Andorra is really a ‘tax-haven’ of sorts.

·Raising sheep is Andorra’s most important livestock activity although the manufacturing of cigars, cigarettes, and furniture make up for quite an important industry too.

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