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Hey, my name is Calum and I am going to tell you a little bit about
Andorra.
Andorra is a tiny country, which lies in the Pyrenees mountains
between France and Spain. It is a principality, which means the
heads of state are Princes.
The capital of Andorra is Andorra-la-Vella. This basically means:
Andorra the Old.
They officially speak Catalan in Andorra, but French and Spanish
are widely understood. Catalan (or Català) is widely spoken in the
Catalyunia region of Spain (where Barcelona is).
There is a pleasant climate in Andorra, with cold winters and dry,
sunny summers.
Andorra has two 'princes' - the Bishop of Urgel (in Spain) - who
is currently Joan Martí Alanis) and the President of France -
Jacques Chirac. Both are officially recognized as the Princes of
Andorra. They also have a Premier - or President. Just now, Marc
Forné Molné is Premier.
There are five mountain resorts for skiing and tax-free goods. So
lots of people visit Andorra!
They use the Euro for currency. It used to be the Spanish peseta
and French franc, but they changed to the euro when Spain and
France did.
About 66000 people live in Andorra.
I would love to visit - and will in the future.
Hope you found this useful!
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