Geography Now! Andorra

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  • Опубликовано: 18 янв 2025

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  • @MR.ALFE95
    @MR.ALFE95 9 лет назад +1304

    I'm from Andorra but i'm living right now in Barcelona and I must say that Andorra is the best country to live in Europe! There are few population, no pollution, no crisis, there are a looot of shops with everything you need and everybody have work and the education is one of the best in Europe. Come to visit Andorra! You will need only two days hahaha

    • @HeeftGedaanHD
      @HeeftGedaanHD 9 лет назад +94

      OMG I actually found someone from Andorra on youtube! From which part of Andorra are you?

    • @MR.ALFE95
      @MR.ALFE95 9 лет назад +107

      Andorra La Vella, the capital. But I lived in Santa Coloma d'Andorra and well... Andorra is only 6 km from north to south so is the hole country is like a neighborhood haha I really love it, great atmosphere and people but now I'm living in Barcelona

    • @pjyothsnap
      @pjyothsnap 6 лет назад +33

      Until today I knew nothing about your beautiful country. Love from India

    • @rakiahbaker5589
      @rakiahbaker5589 6 лет назад +14

      I'd like to visit there

    • @ericnicholls3955
      @ericnicholls3955 6 лет назад +9

      Hey Marti, I'm Panamanian and I speak Spanish & English, how hard is to migrate to Andorra?

  • @aurelienregat-barrel9217
    @aurelienregat-barrel9217 8 лет назад +2447

    There are more people that have seen your video than people who live in Andorra!

  • @John47mg
    @John47mg 10 лет назад +1860

    As a French, I always thought that andorra was a giant supermarket where you can buy cheap alcohol. ^^
    Now, I know better. Thanks, Geography now !

    • @MerMerROX96
      @MerMerROX96 9 лет назад +47

      John47mg this comment made my life ahaha

    • @venezia1709
      @venezia1709 9 лет назад +21

      John47mg when you need to open a book more often.

    • @Mika-dj4np
      @Mika-dj4np 8 лет назад +4

      Adolf Lénine t'es trop con mdrrrrr

    • @lawsfordllawliet7466
      @lawsfordllawliet7466 7 лет назад +2

      Il va falloir que tu t'expliques là

    • @lh2738
      @lh2738 6 лет назад +26

      For us Spaniards, it exists for us to go skiing and to buy cheaper watches and cameras lol

  • @JJMcCullough
    @JJMcCullough 7 лет назад +63

    What an amazing channel. I can't wait to make my way through all of these. Keen to see what you've got to say about Canada!

    • @AliShaikh1
      @AliShaikh1 4 года назад +9

      You're not allowed to like this video, some people in Andorra speak French!

    • @MCTogs
      @MCTogs 3 года назад +1

      Hello J.J. McCullough

    • @Sturmpd
      @Sturmpd Год назад +1

      Hey what’s funny Canada man doing here?

  • @L4wr3nc3810
    @L4wr3nc3810 8 лет назад +1416

    0:04 andorrable? :)

  • @SkyKirai
    @SkyKirai 9 лет назад +185

    Andorra is kinda adorable cause it's so small and beautiful and in its national anthem it calls itself a princess!!

    • @goyonman9655
      @goyonman9655 5 лет назад +19

      So Spain and France are its parents

    • @asteriawashere6881
      @asteriawashere6881 4 года назад +5

      @@goyonman9655 france and spain are kind of siblings so that kinda incest lol

    • @poserose5373
      @poserose5373 3 года назад +3

      Wait if Andorra was a person who would she or he be.

    • @Didagg
      @Didagg 3 года назад +14

      @@poserose5373 andorra says she’s a she

    • @poserose5373
      @poserose5373 3 года назад

      @@Didagg ok

  • @Azivegu
    @Azivegu 9 лет назад +628

    forgot to mention that Andorra was the last country still figthing germany in the first world war, up to world war 2.

    • @HeeftGedaanHD
      @HeeftGedaanHD 9 лет назад +45

      Azivegu Wait, did Andorra have an army?

    • @Azivegu
      @Azivegu 9 лет назад +219

      HeeftGedaan H D about 17 dudes

    • @Azivegu
      @Azivegu 9 лет назад +176

      Mr Anonymous
      yep, thats what happens when you forget a country in a peace deal

    • @likesmilitaryhistoryalanmo9568
      @likesmilitaryhistoryalanmo9568 6 лет назад +41

      Andorra has no standing army but signed treaties with Spain and France for its protection. Its small volunteer army is purely ceremonial in function. The paramilitary GIPA (trained in counter-terrorism and hostage management) is part of the national police. Defense assistance is provided by France and Spain under an informal agreement between the three countries.

    • @goyonman9655
      @goyonman9655 5 лет назад

      @@Azivegu
      😂😂😂😂

  • @shouldaputmyassongle
    @shouldaputmyassongle 10 лет назад +298

    I'M GONNA FIND THAT FARM AND SNEAK IN!!!!!

  • @annalpf3337
    @annalpf3337 10 лет назад +522

    You deserve so much more recognition, awesome video!

    • @GeographyNow
      @GeographyNow  10 лет назад +46

      Haha Thanks annalpf ! More videos coming, stay tuned! Tell your friends to watch if they like Geography!

    • @GeographicScholar
      @GeographicScholar 10 лет назад +9

      Geography Now I've learned one thing being a fellow youtube geographer. Geography is a subject that is hard to get people to get into.

    • @Polythinker
      @Polythinker 9 лет назад

      Znik In the year 500 AD the number of Slavic population in Balkan Peninsula was ZERO.So it it is the Wild Serb hordes who infected my Land.Europe to Europeans,Ethnic Albania to Albanians.

    • @marconunes7747
      @marconunes7747 8 лет назад +2

      Znik Ahem....more than 99% of the turks, are ethnics greeks........the true turks, are asian-like.......

    • @twottle1274
      @twottle1274 8 лет назад +11

      annalpf And he did.

  • @AlejandroPRGH
    @AlejandroPRGH 3 года назад +41

    I've been there a couple of times. And one of my best friends is an Andorra national, born and bred. She speaks perfect French, Spanish and Catalan and fairly good English too!

  • @thelogxd8812
    @thelogxd8812 2 года назад +35

    Just went to Andorra just 2 weeks ago with my school,beautiful little cute country,i also bought a big boy flag because i love its flag so much!!! Love you Andorrans!!
    MUCH much Love from Spain!! 🇪🇸

  • @destrywelch9536
    @destrywelch9536 5 лет назад +16

    Your channel should be used in classrooms around the World. Concise, informative and inoffensively narrated. Good for anyone any age, nationality, religion etc. Love it.

  • @cholizgz9999
    @cholizgz9999 9 лет назад +172

    Well, the Crown of Aragon doesn't represent Catalonia, it represents Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia, the Roussillon, The Baleares, Sicily, Sardinia, Malta and Naples

    • @princereechaos133
      @princereechaos133 8 лет назад +1

      +Choli Zaragoza *Naples

    • @princereechaos133
      @princereechaos133 8 лет назад +6

      Choli Zaragoza He was talking about what it represented on the Andorran flag, not the thing itself.

    • @kousvetkousvet4158
      @kousvetkousvet4158 4 года назад +1

      Catalonia and stuff

    • @cholizgz9999
      @cholizgz9999 4 года назад

      Kousvet Kousvet 🙄🙄

    • @FerranLorenteV
      @FerranLorenteV 4 года назад +6

      The video has a lot of incorrections, the flag colors are taken of the catalan flag and not the spanish, que litle flag is from Catalonia and not of Arahon because it represents the creation of Andorra, that was a treat between Foix and Urgell (catalan flag)

  • @Ryan98063
    @Ryan98063 10 лет назад +1362

    Iceland is not a micronation.
    300,000 people on a massive island is not a micronation.
    The Faroe Islands with their 48,000 people and very small series of mountainous, treeless islands would be a micronation.

    • @GeographyNow
      @GeographyNow  10 лет назад +318

      Newfoundland and Labrador United Party Actually it's more like 320,000 and I'm not saying it IS a micro state I'm saying "SOME PEOPLE" consider it a micro state. I personally don't.

    • @Ryan98063
      @Ryan98063 10 лет назад +69

      Geography Now See, if I lived in Iceland and heard a video like this say "some people", I would be angry and I would hunt down these people for an explanation.

    • @dagur7
      @dagur7 10 лет назад +162

      Newfoundland and Labrador United Party then you sir, definitely don't live in Iceland. we don't give a shit about whether or not we're a micro nation, we've got outdoor pools all year round

    • @Ryan98063
      @Ryan98063 10 лет назад +20

      dagur7 No I live in Newfoundland, which was an independent nation, and by the same definition would have been considered a Micronation prior to confederation with Canada in 1949 (awful mistake that was). Newfoundland is about the same size as Iceland and Labrador is a vast area roughly the size of Italy, with 325,000 people all combined at the time, and only 500,000 now.
      So I do have some say in that Newfoundland and Labrador would not have been a micronation and Iceland would not either. But my desire not to want to be called a Micronation stems from the bad prejudices Canadians have against Newfoundlanders too, so I'm marginally more bitter than an Icelander.

    • @dagur7
      @dagur7 10 лет назад +55

      Newfoundland and Labrador United Party I have no idea about those troubles over in Newfoundland but dude, you gotta get over here and jump in a outdoor hot tub with me and just relax those worries away.

  • @6cordesmusic633
    @6cordesmusic633 9 лет назад +154

    Not a micronation, a microstate ! A micronation is made by a group of mates in one's house for fun. I do own a micronation.

    • @Vat19Nvjds
      @Vat19Nvjds 9 лет назад +1

      Which one?

    • @6cordesmusic633
      @6cordesmusic633 9 лет назад +7

      Vat19Nvjds DRO. Democratic republic od the Oise (the Oise is a river in France)

    • @1000eau
      @1000eau 5 лет назад +4

      @@6cordesmusic633 Mais c'est le nom d'un département... Ça veut dire que tu comptes conquérir toute l'Oise ? XD

  • @WolfySnackrib666
    @WolfySnackrib666 8 лет назад +53

    Haha, I just came from reading the wikipedia on Andorra and I guess I'm not the only one who finds them absolutely adorable. Having been forgotten in the Versailles treaty after WW1, they technically remained at war with Germany until the fifties when they officially declared peace. Having a military run on a defense budget where it's unusually high if it has 4.90 dollars for one year, a military of only 12 professional permanent personal. Having a system where the bigger problems are to be handled by "able-bodied men" which would happen in case of natural disasters, state of emergencies, crisis, or war. 85,000 population, with 10.2 million annual tourists. This country is so cute!

    • @victorgonzalez7505
      @victorgonzalez7505 6 лет назад +4

      not to mention that it is a fiscal paradise where the rich and corrupt go to deposit their fortunes ;)

    • @fullettortuga1734
      @fullettortuga1734 6 лет назад +1

      Victor Gonzalez no, it is not a tax haven

    • @fullettortuga1734
      @fullettortuga1734 6 лет назад +1

      Victor Gonzalez mejor infórmate antes de comentar sandeces, español

    • @victorgonzalez7505
      @victorgonzalez7505 6 лет назад +1

      Joey Tudor es o no verdad que la mitad de los políticos españoles (catalanes incluidos) han estado décadas sacando sus fortunas a Andorra?
      No pretendo insultar a tú país, ni te estoy insultando a tí.

    • @fullettortuga1734
      @fullettortuga1734 6 лет назад

      Victor Gonzalez lo que no es verdad es que sea un paraíso fiscal, ya hace años que no lo es

  • @KeyboardWarrior101st
    @KeyboardWarrior101st 6 лет назад +48

    Proud to have a stamp in my passport from Andorra. One of the coolest places I have ever been.

  • @a.s.e7815
    @a.s.e7815 9 лет назад +28

    Love this series we need more informational videos presented and edited like this on RUclips

  • @gullupongal
    @gullupongal 10 лет назад +235

    'Once upon a time Spain and France kind of had a baby'
    Hetalia anyone?

  • @theone7097
    @theone7097 6 лет назад +52

    Everyone: correcting him
    Me: just watching this

  • @morbidsearch
    @morbidsearch 9 лет назад +90

    Andorra is a microstate, not a micronation.
    Micronations include countries like Sealand which claim to be independent nations but are not officially recognized by world governments or major international organizations (but if they have had wars over independence like Somaliland or Kosovo, they don't count).
    Also, microstates are based on area, and not population, so Iceland and Cyprus don't count.

  • @luiscardona3903
    @luiscardona3903 8 лет назад +15

    Anybody that's from Barcelona has been to Andorra at least 5 times in their life. I have been arround 50 times in all my life. It's a great country to go skiing and then go downtown Andorra la Vella to shop or even go to Caldea and have a nice time at their Spa + Cool swimming pools. And when you go back home, you fill up the gas tank cheaper than in my country and buy alcohol and tobacco again, cheaper.

    • @rbasket8
      @rbasket8 4 года назад +2

      Yo soy de Barcelona y nunca he estado.... Me apellido Cardona también por eso 😂

  • @marimarianations9355
    @marimarianations9355 8 лет назад +43

    Okay so I live 50km away from Andorra and 20km away from La Tour de Carol train station (I use the R3 Rodalies from RENFE).
    -La Tour de Carol is a village on its own. The train that goes there comes from L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona) and is the R3 from Rodalies. It's 70km away from La Seu d'Urgell (Spanish entrance to Andorra).
    -L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre is a different village with a different station. The train that stops there comes from somewhere in France (I have no idea from where, but I suppose it comes from Toulouse?). Both villages are 30 minutes apart by train.
    -Andorra has had an airport since the 80s. It didn't, however, have commercial flights until this year so yes, until now the closest actual airports are Girona's (just realized you didn't put that one), Toulouse's and BCN's.
    Random fact: You can drive from border to border (north to south) in 2 hours by car.
    Another random fact that no one will care about: I personally know the co-prince of Andorra and have talked to him several times. It was actually him who did my Confirmation (Christian sacrament) xD

    • @youtubeaccount5153
      @youtubeaccount5153 3 года назад +1

      You are correct. We don’t care.
      😂😂😂
      Just kidding. Cool factoid.

  • @koenmetekohy1296
    @koenmetekohy1296 5 лет назад +22

    Andorra is one of those countries in Europe that is just really chill and peaceful.

  • @kevinnguyen3087
    @kevinnguyen3087 4 года назад +15

    Did you know:
    Andorra's the smallest country that's part of Iberia (which also
    includes Portugal and Spain and sometimes Gibraltar, even
    though they're part of the UK).

  • @maciejgajoch1774
    @maciejgajoch1774 6 месяцев назад +1

    I was in Andorra in January.Very beautyful place.Real ski paradise.

  • @corrda1993
    @corrda1993 8 лет назад +140

    This country is weirder than Bandiaterra.

    • @bn56would
      @bn56would 5 лет назад +2

      I would've approved of this if Andorra had some weird exclave down in the Oceanic hell

    • @movedtoanotheraccount2137
      @movedtoanotheraccount2137 5 лет назад +1

      And North Korea

  • @MJAY-N7129
    @MJAY-N7129 6 месяцев назад

    I'm coming back to these videos YEARS after not watching them. Your channel is really good and I'm so glad that I found it again!! Love from New Zealand ❤❤✨🥰

  • @robertogrigolatto8565
    @robertogrigolatto8565 10 лет назад +14

    My new favourite channel! I love geography, greets from Argentina.

  • @daeroniitargaryen8652
    @daeroniitargaryen8652 9 лет назад +409

    Is anybody else bothered by the way he pronounces Cyprus?

    • @lelo4205
      @lelo4205 9 лет назад +6

      Daeron II Targaryen Yep, I would go as far to say it made me angry...

    • @alexreid1173
      @alexreid1173 9 лет назад +21

      It didn't make me ANGRY. But I did have to shake my head a little.

    • @thefremddingeguy6058
      @thefremddingeguy6058 9 лет назад +5

      +Daeron II Targaryen Sipris? Yep. Agreed.

    • @ReuvenGoldstein1
      @ReuvenGoldstein1 9 лет назад +35

      +Daeron II Targaryen His pronunciation of Cyprus is inspired by the Modern Greek. As you can
      tell just from this video - he seeks to pronounce the words as close as
      possible to how a native would. Granted, I think this is one time he should have pronounced it the popular way.

    • @FootballUnitedGaming
      @FootballUnitedGaming 9 лет назад +10

      +Daeron II Targaryen Im Turkish Cypriot and we pronounce it "Kib-ris" OR "Si-Prus"

  • @nickhueper2906
    @nickhueper2906 9 лет назад +307

    Andorra Dora Dora the explora

    • @jessicasebastiao9069
      @jessicasebastiao9069 9 лет назад +10

      I literally sung this at the start of the video 😂😂😂

    • @nickhueper2906
      @nickhueper2906 9 лет назад +2

      Jessica Sebastião wow

    • @rubenzito19
      @rubenzito19 8 лет назад +4

      it's not pronounced Andora (with a soft R) but Andorra (with a strong R), but anyway, I know that for english speakers it's very dificult to pronounce it, so yeah

    • @markgoodair2978
      @markgoodair2978 8 лет назад +5

      Andorra has the only national flag with a cow on it.

    • @sevand2
      @sevand2 8 лет назад +1

      +Mark Goodair 2 cows!

  • @martsii
    @martsii 3 года назад +9

    I used to live in Andorra, I don't remember almost anything at all when I lived there for a few years but from the stuff that I remember is that it's a VERY beautiful country, everyone is super friendly and nice and it's just a very good country to live in! ^-^

  • @llucgrane6789
    @llucgrane6789 4 года назад +18

    Actually, the nearest Airport of Andorra is in la Seu d'Urgell, its called La Seu-Andorra-Pirineus Airport, there are flights only from Barcelona, Madrid and Mallorca.

  •  9 лет назад +127

    4:05-4:10
    That's not a French school in Andorra but an Icelandic school in Iceland.

    • @Vat19Nvjds
      @Vat19Nvjds 9 лет назад +3

      How do you know its Iceland? Not trying to challenge you I'm just wondering how you could tell.

    •  9 лет назад +34

      Vat19Nvjds That photo is from Wikimedia Commons. You'll find the same photo in the current revision of an article titled "Education in Iceland". A friend of mine wrote most of the article and I helped with some things and that's why I remember.

    • @allamoallende2290
      @allamoallende2290 9 лет назад +1

      Stefán Örvar Sigmundsson pratar du sverige?

    •  9 лет назад +2

      Allamo Allende Jag talar nu engelska, isländska och spanska.

    • @allamoallende2290
      @allamoallende2290 9 лет назад

      Stefán Örvar Sigmundsson använde du google översätt?

  • @xoddd1082
    @xoddd1082 6 лет назад +15

    This video has more viewers than all Andorra population

  • @tesscot
    @tesscot 4 года назад +5

    He's so fun and actually explained the Prince thing very well.

  • @mohitdubey3146
    @mohitdubey3146 3 года назад +10

    Lots of love❤ to Andorra🇦🇩 from India🇮🇳

  • @trianglearchives5776
    @trianglearchives5776 Год назад +1

    I remember visiting Andorra for a day trip around 5 years ago. Lots of shopping malls and nature, and the Caldea spa was the highlight

  • @sean5955
    @sean5955 8 лет назад +82

    I'm Andorran

    • @rakiahbaker5589
      @rakiahbaker5589 6 лет назад +4

      Amazing! I dream of visiting that country!

    • @songyiworld
      @songyiworld 6 лет назад +2

      Hello

    • @ericgonzalez3641
      @ericgonzalez3641 5 лет назад +8

      I have a question, what’s the most spoken language in the streets or in general?

    • @miladv.dromen6571
      @miladv.dromen6571 5 лет назад +2

      Hello from the netherlands! love andorra

    • @eurovisionsongcontestSWZ
      @eurovisionsongcontestSWZ 5 лет назад +2

      In Andorra do you speak both Spanish and Catallanian or only Catallanian?

  • @insulareshdxo9454
    @insulareshdxo9454 8 лет назад +1

    This video is very clear, the lighting, the audio and the popping visual aids, plus the in between intros , they are better than the new ones

  • @sophiey4341
    @sophiey4341 9 лет назад +3

    Wow! I just discovered your channel half an hour ago. Now, I'm binge watching your videos cause I'm such a sucker for Geography. It's one of my majors in university besides French. You're doing such a great job! Can't wait 'til you reach France, Japan and the UK, three countries that are very dear to me :) Thanks for all your work!

  • @GeographicScholar
    @GeographicScholar 10 лет назад +2

    Glad to see a new video up. The way you explain Andorra, it is almost like the Bhutan/Nepal of Europe.

  • @mdatikurrahman6672
    @mdatikurrahman6672 4 года назад +5

    Through it's so small country, it's environment so marvelous🥰
    Love andorra from Bangladesh 🇧🇩

  • @ryansearle6157
    @ryansearle6157 Год назад +1

    The mention of the co-principality system made me realize that technically the French head of state is still a monarch. Looks like it’s time for yet another revolution…

  • @huseynhuseynov1627
    @huseynhuseynov1627 4 года назад +6

    Greetings from Azerbaijan! Andorra is worth a walk as a country. I hope one day I will be able to see this beautiful country. I also wish Andorra to return to the Eurovision Song Contest soon. We love you! 🇦🇩❤🇦🇿

  • @j.brycehidysmith89
    @j.brycehidysmith89 10 лет назад +1

    This is absolutely my new favorite youtube channel.

  • @tatianemarques278
    @tatianemarques278 7 лет назад +6

    Andorra♡♡♡
    amo ela muito
    nem acredito que finalmente encontrei um video explicando sobre ela
    thank you

  • @jean-louiscanard8615
    @jean-louiscanard8615 8 лет назад +10

    I'm french and you're really great for explaining with many details storys of countrys 😆👍

  • @brtmn7902
    @brtmn7902 9 лет назад +15

    Catalan is a romance language, full stop. It is not somehow related to Spanish nor French. It just is as it is and evolved parallely from vulgar Latin as Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian and Romanian did. It was very similar to Occitan, a language once spoken in the southern part of France, but Napoleon only wanted French language in France, so he banned it from school and society and it disappeared.

    • @RamonGonzalez-if6ei
      @RamonGonzalez-if6ei 9 лет назад +3

      +brtmn Occitan still exists. In fact, it is one of the three official languages in Catalonia and currently being spoken by thousands of people in France. Even though, in France it is not an official language and the french government doesn't work for the Occitan so in France people will tend to use more French, but in Catalonia the Occitan language it will never disappear.

    • @brtmn7902
      @brtmn7902 9 лет назад

      +Chito Ganchito it still exists in Catalonia but it has almost disappeared in France.

    • @M_Julian_TSP
      @M_Julian_TSP 6 лет назад +3

      brtmn almost but I still know a lot of people (especially young people) in Aquitaine, the region of Toulouse and Montpellier and in the Southern Alps who speak Occitan. Btw even if I only speak French and Catalan I can almost totally understand Occitan.

    • @ayjay749
      @ayjay749 5 лет назад

      I believe Aranese is related to Occitan. It's spoken in the Aran valley which is in northwest Catalonia.

    • @wordart_guian
      @wordart_guian 2 года назад +1

      @@brtmn7902 there are still tons of speakers in france they're just really spread out in the population

  •  3 года назад +1

    I moved to Andorra last June and I've gotta say it's the best decision I have ever made! 🚀
    I love living in a quiet area away from traffic jams and big buildings, but it only takes a 5-10 minutes drive to find almost anything I need. For anything I can't find "near" me, it just takes 15-20 minutes to get to Andorra La Vella, where there are way more options available. 📚
    Also, it's worth mentioning that both corporate and income taxes are below 10% 💵, so moving here gave me the opportunity to buy a property + save/invest for the future + invest in my own business (Andorra Tech Valley) at the same time. In Spain, that wouldn't have been possible... 🤦‍♂️

  • @RealLewis
    @RealLewis 4 года назад +18

    Andorra is a Good country, Greetings from the Uk! 🇬🇧👍🇦🇩

    • @adamender9092
      @adamender9092 3 года назад +1

      The uk is going to end soon🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿(and Cornwall)

    • @RealLewis
      @RealLewis 3 года назад +1

      Bro :/

    • @RealLewis
      @RealLewis 3 года назад +1

      I was tryna be nice, no need for that at all.

  • @Lea-bn6rg
    @Lea-bn6rg 5 лет назад +3

    In Spain Andorra is known as the country where youtubers go so they pay less taxes

  • @euaneill5920
    @euaneill5920 6 лет назад +5

    IVE been to Andorra to ski it’s the most beautiful country I’ve seen

  • @emc567
    @emc567 Год назад +1

    From France you can enter Andorra without using the Tunnel, there is a great road that goes up to the mountain pass and down to Soldeu

  • @Inkyminkyzizwoz
    @Inkyminkyzizwoz 9 лет назад +13

    Andorra was also the only country to be officially fighting the First and Second World Wars at the same time due to being left off the Treaty of Versailles by mistake!

  • @ShakeelAhmad-vh7iv
    @ShakeelAhmad-vh7iv 3 года назад +2

    It is quite a big lesson regarding the petite Andorra... Bravo!

  • @FrasierCraft
    @FrasierCraft 9 лет назад +163

    Iceland, micro? Dude, haha, Iceland is not small, only it's population.

    • @paul_chandler3082
      @paul_chandler3082 9 лет назад +2

      A micronation is not a small nation, it's micro in that not many countries recognise its legitimacy

    • @FrasierCraft
      @FrasierCraft 9 лет назад +8

      NebulaGFx Haha that is so wrong mate. Every nation in the world recognise Iceland as a soverign state.

    • @paul_chandler3082
      @paul_chandler3082 9 лет назад

      FrasierCraft well thats just what he said in the video,

    • @FrasierCraft
      @FrasierCraft 9 лет назад

      NebulaGFx Ye I know man, but if you check up the list of micronations, Iceland is not there.

    • @paul_chandler3082
      @paul_chandler3082 9 лет назад

      FrasierCraft but thats what hghe sid in the video, not me

  • @Valdoy
    @Valdoy 7 лет назад +1

    The first episode I saw, and the one that make me discover your wonderful channel. Keep up the good work man, you have my respect. I'm from perpignan btw, it's like 80km from Andorra border that's why this video get my attention

  • @somedude8928
    @somedude8928 3 года назад +8

    Imagine if he was your geography teacher.

  • @xungnightvongousvelt2559
    @xungnightvongousvelt2559 7 лет назад +3

    I'm Andorran and there're some little things I didn't know about my country so thanks for the information. There're also some little mistakes and wrong details about it but not a big deal. It's totally normal. Cheers.

  • @rpcgaygo
    @rpcgaygo 2 года назад +10

    I saw green at 0:14

  • @handokolie1318
    @handokolie1318 5 лет назад +7

    Here I'll edit your intro script. Once upon a time Spain and France had a baby and grew up to become one of the most
    Andorra-bale HAHAHA

  • @elmurret
    @elmurret 2 года назад +2

    You already start that wrong. When Andorra became kind-of-a state (1278) Spain didn't even exist.

  • @Hammster69official
    @Hammster69official 9 лет назад +133

    Andorra *is not* a micronation.
    "Micronation" means you are a self-declared country with no outside diplomatic recognition. Better known examples of this would be Sealand, Seborgia, Hutt River, Westarctica, Molossia, etc. Size is irrelevant. While most "micronations" are in fact, small by coincidence, some have rather sizable territorial claims, e.g. Westarctica.

    • @doommagic
      @doommagic 9 лет назад +67

      +DallasHammster I think he meant to say microstate, which would've been the correct term to use.

    • @malamindulo
      @malamindulo 8 лет назад +5

      +Doommagic Yes that is what he meant.

    • @rakiahbaker5589
      @rakiahbaker5589 6 лет назад +1

      His little mistake

    • @robertoiglesiassordo6956
      @robertoiglesiassordo6956 4 года назад

      Right, is a part of the Catalan nation, and is the unique Catalan independent state, due to the coprincipality between France and the Bishop of Urgell.

  • @bradleychorlton1639
    @bradleychorlton1639 4 года назад +2

    I think aswell it’s important to mention the relationship between Andorra and Argentina through the ski world. Andorra offers a lot of work to Argentinian seasonal workers and facilitates apartments for them. The Argentinians make up the majority of workers throughout the ski season and because of that there is a load of organisations that are based in the Argentinian-Andorran relationship. Another relationship worthy of a mention is Bolivia. Andorra has this organisation that sends volunteers to help children in need in Bolivia and help economically in various ways. I believe that Andorra is becoming more popular throughout South America for its opportunity and kindness.

    • @clarapascual4569
      @clarapascual4569 4 года назад +1

      Yeah that is true. I am from Andorra and when I go skiing there lots of Argentinian instructors!

    • @veronaluna7268
      @veronaluna7268 3 года назад

      Nice, I didn't know that! Well, the more you know!

  • @petro3556
    @petro3556 8 лет назад +14

    2:30 il y a une erreur ... payer 7€ n'est pas obligatoire,pour aller a Andorre depuis la France.
    Pour ne pas payé, il faut passer par la route qui passe par "Pas de la casa" c'est gratuit ... par le col d'Envalira !
    Seul le tunnel est payant...

  • @Kris10tje1
    @Kris10tje1 10 лет назад +1

    Great job!! Hoping for more! Really interesting!

  • @ncc9610
    @ncc9610 9 лет назад +102

    Cyprus and Iceland are not micronations, who the hell thinks they are?

  • @dhaz4455
    @dhaz4455 3 года назад +2

    Favourite place of spanish youtubers

  • @Keithchan2024
    @Keithchan2024 2 года назад +8

    Opera GX Village

  • @Eduardpaintings
    @Eduardpaintings 5 лет назад +2

    I’m from Andorra but long time not been there , I miss you 🇦🇩:((

  • @TonyShylock
    @TonyShylock 10 лет назад +3

    I find this channel incredibly useful. SUBSCRIBED!!! lol. Great vids!

    • @GeographyNow
      @GeographyNow  10 лет назад +1

      Thanks dude! Share the channel if you want! haha

  • @dominikhameder629
    @dominikhameder629 7 лет назад +1

    Andorra and Germany had a war from 1914 until 1958, because Andorra took part at World War One, but was forgotten in the treaty of Versailles. Those two nations however never fought in that war...

  • @nanioushka
    @nanioushka 10 лет назад +64

    While studying in Spain, we went a couple of times to Andorra. I must say a couple of things about what I saw. The country is BEAUTIFUL. It's literally inside the mountains of the Pyrenees and the landscape is gorgeous. However, the people living there just ruin the latter beauty due to their ego. They are rude and think they're superior to others. For instance, something I noticed is they don't stop when they see that there's someone crossing the street. Moreover, when you enter in a shop, they don't smile at you nor greet you. Besides, for them, even if they speak Catalan, they don't call their language as so. They call it "Andorran" just to piss the Catalans out. So, yeah. Anyways, I'm not trying to offend anyone, but please, dear citizens of Andorra, have some sympathy towards others from time to time. Smile and be nice! Thank you.
    And Georgraphy Now: You are fucking awesome! Keep up the GREAT work!

    • @metkic94
      @metkic94 9 лет назад

      Rule number one don't sort people and blame mass for politics.

    • @venezia1709
      @venezia1709 9 лет назад +17

      nanioushka You haven't really met Andorran people yet. They're like besties with Catalonians, and they are very nice, although they're friends with Catalonians (who HATE Spaniards) (Catalonia to us is another country), they are great with Spaniards.
      I've been to Andorra SO manyu times since I was a child, don't even try to fight me in this.

    • @TheSpiritOfTheTimes
      @TheSpiritOfTheTimes 9 лет назад +10

      Carmen Mas Franco The OP gave their opinion as an OUTSIDER how they treat foreigners- in my opinion very convincing in stating their case. You as an Andorran or as a Catalan who speaks the language have absolutely no authority about saying how you treat (or are treated if you speak the same language) non-Catalan speakers. Compared to most of the world Europeans- the French and Spanish among the worst- are extremely ignorant and arrogant, especially in the service industry. This can be quite a shock to people like the Americans where people are very friendly and in the service industry live off tips and are therefore extremely attentive to customers.

    • @TheSpiritOfTheTimes
      @TheSpiritOfTheTimes 9 лет назад +1

      Manif Ormiston No, you can say what the OP said- you can go to America, have people be rude to you, receive poor service and then plead with them to 'have some sympathy for others' as the OP did. Functional literacy is an important thing in life.

    • @nanioushka
      @nanioushka 9 лет назад +5

      TheSpiritOfTheTimes Thanks for those replies. Look people, I explained what I lived every time I went there in a period of 2 years. Every time we had vacation in Barcelona, we were going to Andorra and that is what I lived there. FYI, I'm a Canadian. If I had read a critique over my country, I wouldn't go apewall on the OP, but rather apologize for their misfortune and hopefully wish them to not be discouraged over the latter and enjoy Canada next time they'll visit. Be kind to one another and take criticism maturely.

  • @elenam.4232
    @elenam.4232 7 лет назад +2

    Hahaha 😂 The advertisment right before the video was saying something like "Do you wanna have a baby? Then it's time to prepare your body... blabla" and then I could skip it.
    And then he says "Spain and France kind of had a baby" ... 😂
    ...
    Not funny? Alright ... still ... haha 😂😂

  • @SuperCatman
    @SuperCatman 8 лет назад +37

    Sy-priss

  • @bide24
    @bide24 3 года назад +1

    As an Andorran you shoul do an update!!! LOVE your work

    • @bide24
      @bide24 Год назад

      @@prolifelatterdaysaint0000 We live with animals like everyone else, there are wild animals, domestic animals and humans.

  • @halitov851
    @halitov851 8 лет назад +45

    they use to have a king who was Russian immigrant back in the therties, I'm not kidding

  • @ferguson20diesel49
    @ferguson20diesel49 8 лет назад +1

    I currently there. Full of noisy Spanish people. Skiing is great stuff is really cheap in the shops.lovely landscape. Water tastes great.

  • @ac1dicsalt
    @ac1dicsalt 8 лет назад +4

    i went to Andorra when I was 8 and it was amazing :) ....only for a day cuz i had Spain + 1 day andorra tour

  • @alexcomsa296
    @alexcomsa296 6 лет назад +1

    Andora: hey Romania, can i copy ur homework?
    Romania:Yea but just change it a little

    • @feerzo1431
      @feerzo1431 6 лет назад

      But Chad
      He litteraly Copied the whole homework

  • @DeePictures1
    @DeePictures1 9 лет назад +8

    I love Andorra...best micronation ever.

  • @glennaldosf
    @glennaldosf 9 лет назад

    Been to Andorra

  • @khairulnabilakmal33
    @khairulnabilakmal33 4 года назад +3

    'France and Spain kind of had a baby' sound like some countryhumans fanfic

  • @ipeknilboke5650
    @ipeknilboke5650 6 лет назад +1

    I've been to Andorra this year and I actually never thought one day I'd go there when I first watched this video. I got there from Barcelona and I must say it's a very beautiful country, I was there for one day so it was very good, not boring at all. Though, it may get boring to live there after a while so I'm pretty sure every Andorran goes abroad from time to time. Still, it was so enjoyable to be there. Because of its tax haven status, alcohol is so cheap compared to other countries, I bought Finlandia Vodka 1L for just €8, I also found a smartphone case I was looking forward to getting in Hiper Andorra that I couldn't find anywhere where I live. You can get many things for cheaper in Andorra but clothes are not one of them, there's no difference there so don't buy clothes when you're there. You can buy perfumes, though.

  • @NicoLReino
    @NicoLReino 9 лет назад +3

    Nice video, I'm subscribing now. Anyway it was fun to see your frenchy pronounciation of La seu d'Urgell hahaha Greetings from Galicia, Spain.

    • @NicoLReino
      @NicoLReino 9 лет назад

      ***** Ναι, είσαι σωστός. Είναι διαφορετικά αλλά μου αρέσει και οι δύο!

    • @RaulManuel15
      @RaulManuel15 9 лет назад +1

      +Néstor Majnó Gústame ese galego que falas con letras gregas xD Saúdos dende Vigo!

    • @NicoLReino
      @NicoLReino 9 лет назад

      Raúl Manuel Pérez Álvarez​ Xa ves, grecogalaico. É que falo grego e o chaval con que falaba xa coincidíramos noutros vídeos en comentarios jajaja
      Un saúdo dende A Coruña :)

    • @RaulManuel15
      @RaulManuel15 9 лет назад

      Si! Ahora que o dis lembro, non sei onde pero lembro un galego falando grego noutro comentario. Eu estudo grego antigo e xa me chega ben. Por certo, ninguén pode ser perfecto así que che perdoo iso de ser de A Coruña :P

    • @NicoLReino
      @NicoLReino 9 лет назад

      Raúl Manuel Pérez Álvarez
      Eu estiven de erasmus en Chipre e alí apunteime as clases intensivas de grego moderno. Grego clásico estudara no bacharel, pero non me lembraba de nada agás do alfabeto. Hoxe en día o grego moderno fáloo, pero un pouco "chapurreao" jajaja E cando leo un texto en grego antigo podo identificar algunhas palabras, pero máis ou menos como lle pasa a calqueira falante dunha lingua romance co latín. Eu estudo filoloxía inglesa :)
      Tamén se pode perdoar a túa viguesidade xD

  • @ramamurthykumararaja3264
    @ramamurthykumararaja3264 6 лет назад

    Belive in Andorra..couples of andorra are really great with amazing live with them ..Love great 😍😍😍👍👍👍

  • @mrknifeguy9
    @mrknifeguy9 10 лет назад +5

    omg someone made an amazing vid about Andorra :o

  • @vinceofficial94
    @vinceofficial94 4 года назад +1

    I am binge watching this channel

  • @Machialemmi
    @Machialemmi 4 года назад +3

    Fun fact: Andorra is a country so hidden from the rest,that at the time germany realised they forgot to make a peace treaty with Andorra for WW1 they already were in the second one,so they techniccally faught 2 wars at once.

  • @Clateon
    @Clateon Год назад +1

    Barbs! As you near the end of the "UN recognized Nations in alphabetical order in English," I hope you come back to these early episodes to flesh them out even more!

  • @Bolognabeef
    @Bolognabeef 6 лет назад +5

    4:30 San Marino is a co-principality too

  • @shevinski
    @shevinski 4 года назад

    bro thank you so much for your videos. geography was always boring to me & now after watching your videos i'm super interested

  • @a.m.s.c.
    @a.m.s.c. 4 года назад +3

    Greetings to Andorra from Algeria 🇩🇿

  • @GregorBrown
    @GregorBrown 2 года назад +1

    You can take the longer road above instead of the tunnel from France for free m

  • @Huntracony
    @Huntracony 8 лет назад +15

    Andorrable?

  • @YoungFoolsLearn
    @YoungFoolsLearn 10 лет назад +2

    LOVE THIS. CHANNEL!

  • @ricebird8028
    @ricebird8028 8 лет назад +25

    You can enter Andorra from France and for free.

    • @sevand2
      @sevand2 8 лет назад

      +M94 Production it's free too

    • @ricebird8028
      @ricebird8028 8 лет назад +3

      You come from Spain, it's free too.
      I don't get why it would be paying, I go there several times a year

    • @gordn_ramsi
      @gordn_ramsi 8 лет назад

      Andorra, while not being part of the European Union is in a customs union with the EU. This means that Andorrans can freely move within the EU and citizens of EU can freely move to Andorra.

    • @ricebird8028
      @ricebird8028 8 лет назад

      absolutely

    • @fullettortuga1734
      @fullettortuga1734 6 лет назад +1

      gordn ramsi that’s wrong, you cannot freely move, you need passport to entry

  • @engelleip9625
    @engelleip9625 6 лет назад +1

    Cyprus and Iceland are not micronations. Micronation does not necesseraly mean just small state. It also refers to the special status a micronation has. For example Liechtenstein, San Marino, Vatican , Monaco and Andorra

  • @BluetubeLogo
    @BluetubeLogo 6 лет назад +4

    5:07 I thought the text said “hey princess”