Tuesday, May 12, 2009

More on Andorra

What a strange place, not what I expected. Very busy and very built up. It consists of hundreds of car and motorbike shops and everything else expensive to buy.

Andorra is a small landlocked country in western Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is currently a prosperous country mainly because of tourism and its status as a tax haven. The people of Andorra are currently listed as having the highest human life expectancy in the world, at an average of 85 years at birth.[2] Andorra is the sixth smallest nation in Europe. Its name is thought to be derived from an ancient Basque tribe, the Andosinos, who are believed to have inhabited that region of the Pyrenees thousands of years ago.

1 comment:

ChrisH said...

Yes, it's a strange place alright! Got stopped at the customs post leaving for Spain on my TA and asked if I had any fags or booze to declare... in a topbox and tank bag! Pyrenees(?) are great though...