Andorra: The Micro State at War with Germany for 43 Years
What’s that landscape of idyllic valleys nestled on the Pyrenees mountain range? Is it a Spain? Is it a France? No, it’s the 16th smallest country in the world, the Principality of Andorra. Join me in Today’s Geographics, as we explore some useful and pointless facts about this charming country. We will learn about Andorra’s unique system of government, its history and about that one time when a con artist became its King … → Subscribe for new videos two times per week. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw?sub_confirmation=1 Our sister channels: Biographics - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zm_LmUHsjQ TopTenz - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ-hpFPF4nOKoKPEAZM_THw/ Credits: Host - Simon Whistler Author - Arnaldo Teodorani Producer - Jennifer Da Silva Executive Producer - Shell Harris Business inquiries to admin@toptenz.net Source/Further reading: History https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsEurope/FranceAndorra.htm https://www.everyculture.com/A-Bo/Andorra.html https://all-andorra.com/history/ https://www.studycountry.com/guide/AD-history.htm Facts https://everything-everywhere.com/8-facts-about-andorra/ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/an.html King Boris https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/FeaturesEurope/EasternRussia_Skossyreff01.htm https://www.albedomedia.com/cultura/historiografia/venturas-y-desventuras-del-rey-de-andorra/ Tax haven and scandals https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/092815/why-andorra-considered-tax-haven.asp https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/02/andorra-to-renounce-banking-secrecy-as-it-sheds-tax-haven-status https://www.ft.com/content/bcedb7ae-cf1b-11e4-9949-00144feab7de https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/11/business/international/andorra-follows-up-on-us-inquiry-by-cracking-down-on-bpa.html https://elpais.com/elpais/2019/10/16/inenglish/1571227960_029446.html Anthem http://www.andorramania.uk/anthem-of-andorra.php http://en.tapartoche.com/form/page-partition.php?miniature=5892.gif https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/09/07/france-coach-apologises-albania-andorran-anthem-played-euro/ Clean energy https://www.evwind.es/2019/12/12/replace-andorras-thermal-coal-with-wind-energy-solar-and-storage/72437
