r/europe • u/MarktpLatz Lower Saxony (Germany) • Jul 24 '17

What do you know about... Andorra?

This is the twenty-seventh part of our ongoing series about the countries of Europe. You can find an overview here.

Todays country:

Andorra

Andorra is one of Europes smallest nations. The position of head of state of andorra is exercised by two people at once - the President of France and the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Urgell. Tourism is the most important part of the economy of Andorra.

So, what do you know about Andorra?

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u/PandaTickler Jul 25 '17

Shit, not a lot.

  • Small landlocked country in the Pyrenees between France and Spain

  • Only country to have Catalan as an official language

  • Has a lot of Spanish and Portuguese immigrants

  • Flag resembles Chad's but with a coat of arms

  • I think France and Spain share some type of de jure hegemony over it ?

  • Lots of casinos

  • Too cool for the EU club

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u/viladrau Catalunya Jul 26 '17

There are 0 casinos atm. They plan to open the first one in the coming years. IMO, they lost the train.

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u/Shadowxgate Poortugal Jul 27 '17

isn't the fundamental difference between banks and casinos that in casinos you bet your own money while in banks you bet someone elses money?

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u/lastkajen Sweden Jul 27 '17

in Andorra they do

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u/PandaTickler Jul 26 '17

I must've been thinking of Monaco.