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
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
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.
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.
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!
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!! 🇪🇸
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.
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!
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.
Well, the Crown of Aragon doesn't represent Catalonia, it represents Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia, the Roussillon, The Baleares, Sicily, Sardinia, Malta and Naples
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)
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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 ❤❤✨🥰
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.
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).
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! ^-^
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!
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
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...
How do you know its Iceland? Not trying to challenge you I'm just wondering how you could tell.
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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.
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.
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! 🇦🇩❤🇦🇿
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
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
Andorra♡♡♡ amo ela muito nem acredito que finalmente encontrei um video explicando sobre ela thank you
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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... 🤦♂️
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.
+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.
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.
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.
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.
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 :)
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
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
+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.
I visited Andorra in April of 2023. It wasn't hard to get in at all! It is a 3.5hr bus ride from Barcelona and it costs 36€ for a round-trip ticket. It is really beautiful and I was able to get by with Spanish and I barely noticed a difference between the Spanish accent in Andorra and in Barcelona. I only spent a few hours in the capital before going back to Barcelona and eventually to Madrid. I got to see the Guardia Civil stop a couple of guys bringing in too much tobacco into the European Union. One thing that has changed since the upload of this videa is the EU roaming policy. It does not apply to Andorra. Near the borders with Spain and France (including the town of El Pas de la Casa) there is signal from the Spanish and French networks. But in the capital, you will have to pay extortionste fees for roaming, even with an Andorran SIM card. Luckily, there is city-wide WiFi in the capital provided by Andorra Telcom. I miss Andorra and really want to go back! It is one of my favourite countries 🇦🇩
Hello, I really like the way you explain your videos and have so much enthusiasm. I can't believe that Andorra has only 2% of fertile land and that Andorra is ruled by two different princes. Good luck in your future videos!!
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.
+alberto rosales Better than speaking it like it were Spanish. No? Once you have your independence, the world will take notice of the Catalan/Valencian language.
+Reuven Goldstein (Smart) I'm sorry to break it to you (and Alberto), but Catalan independence is never gonna happen. And it's a Catalan/Spaniard telling you this. But yeah, it is true that Catalan is the official language. Valencian is recognised as an entirely autonomous language, though.
+alberto rosales I speak Català and cringed at how he said La Seu d'Urgell too. Anyway, if anyone speaks Portuguese, I recommend caution when watching the Brasil video as well. Barby's attempts of pronouncing place names are painful to hear.
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 😂😂
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!
@@krateproductions4872 I really liked it, they have a nice ridgeway and a beautifil spa. I also recommend it if you like shopping, because more ore less the whole country is dutyfree. 😁 Do you plan to go there?
Great video. Very informative. I met 3 Spanish-speaking Andorrans for the first time, in Miami today. Had to look up the country. Would be nice to visit the tiny country if I ever make it to Spain.
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…
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.
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.
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
OMG I actually found someone from Andorra on youtube! From which part of Andorra are you?
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
Until today I knew nothing about your beautiful country. Love from India
I'd like to visit there
Hey Marti, I'm Panamanian and I speak Spanish & English, how hard is to migrate to Andorra?
There are more people that have seen your video than people who live in Andorra!
I’m Andorran
@@imelody3800 omg hello
WalnutDust yello
Aurelien Regat-Barrel oof
Brian Is Me this has almost a million
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 !
John47mg this comment made my life ahaha
John47mg when you need to open a book more often.
Adolf Lénine t'es trop con mdrrrrr
Il va falloir que tu t'expliques là
For us Spaniards, it exists for us to go skiing and to buy cheaper watches and cameras lol
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!
You're not allowed to like this video, some people in Andorra speak French!
Hello J.J. McCullough
Hey what’s funny Canada man doing here?
0:04 andorrable? :)
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I'M GONNA FIND THAT FARM AND SNEAK IN!!!!!
GO FOR IT!!!
My man
Did you do it?
i think he got caught guys, its been 6 years
@@nafreal either that or he started working on that farm
You deserve so much more recognition, awesome video!
Haha Thanks annalpf ! More videos coming, stay tuned! Tell your friends to watch if they like Geography!
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.
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.
Znik Ahem....more than 99% of the turks, are ethnics greeks........the true turks, are asian-like.......
annalpf And he did.
Andorra is kinda adorable cause it's so small and beautiful and in its national anthem it calls itself a princess!!
So Spain and France are its parents
@@goyonman9655 france and spain are kind of siblings so that kinda incest lol
Wait if Andorra was a person who would she or he be.
@@poserose5373 andorra says she’s a she
@@Didagg ok
forgot to mention that Andorra was the last country still figthing germany in the first world war, up to world war 2.
Azivegu Wait, did Andorra have an army?
HeeftGedaan H D about 17 dudes
Mr Anonymous
yep, thats what happens when you forget a country in a peace deal
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.
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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!
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!! 🇪🇸
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.
Love this series we need more informational videos presented and edited like this on UA-cam
Proud to have a stamp in my passport from Andorra. One of the coolest places I have ever been.
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!
not to mention that it is a fiscal paradise where the rich and corrupt go to deposit their fortunes ;)
Victor Gonzalez no, it is not a tax haven
Victor Gonzalez mejor infórmate antes de comentar sandeces, español
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.
Victor Gonzalez lo que no es verdad es que sea un paraíso fiscal, ya hace años que no lo es
Well, the Crown of Aragon doesn't represent Catalonia, it represents Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia, the Roussillon, The Baleares, Sicily, Sardinia, Malta and Naples
+Choli Zaragoza *Naples
Choli Zaragoza He was talking about what it represented on the Andorran flag, not the thing itself.
Catalonia and stuff
Kousvet Kousvet 🙄🙄
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)
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
You are correct. We don’t care.
😂😂😂
Just kidding. Cool factoid.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Which one?
Vat19Nvjds DRO. Democratic republic od the Oise (the Oise is a river in France)
@@6cordesmusic633 Mais c'est le nom d'un département... Ça veut dire que tu comptes conquérir toute l'Oise ? XD
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.
Yo soy de Barcelona y nunca he estado.... Me apellido Cardona también por eso 😂
Everyone: correcting him
Me: just watching this
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 ❤❤✨🥰
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.
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My new favourite channel! I love geography, greets from Argentina.
Andorra is one of those countries in Europe that is just really chill and peaceful.
I was in Andorra in January.Very beautyful place.Real ski paradise.
He's so fun and actually explained the Prince thing very well.
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
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).
Glad to see a new video up. The way you explain Andorra, it is almost like the Bhutan/Nepal of Europe.
Spain and France as China and India
'Once upon a time Spain and France kind of had a baby'
Hetalia anyone?
gulluponga basically BTT without Prussia
Oh, yes! I always pictured the country as a girl.
That's incest...
good god no
@@mehrheitler yes
This is absolutely my new favorite youtube channel.
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! ^-^
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!
I'm Andorran
Amazing! I dream of visiting that country!
Hello
I have a question, what’s the most spoken language in the streets or in general?
Hello from the netherlands! love andorra
In Andorra do you speak both Spanish and Catallanian or only Catallanian?
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
Andorra is a Good country, Greetings from the Uk! 🇬🇧👍🇦🇩
The uk is going to end soon🏴🇮🇪🏴🏴(and Cornwall)
Bro :/
I was tryna be nice, no need for that at all.
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
Lots of love❤ to Andorra🇦🇩 from India🇮🇳
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...
I'm french and you're really great for explaining with many details storys of countrys 😆👍
It is quite a big lesson regarding the petite Andorra... Bravo!
This country is weirder than Bandiaterra.
I would've approved of this if Andorra had some weird exclave down in the Oceanic hell
And North Korea
4:05-4:10
That's not a French school in Andorra but an Icelandic school in Iceland.
How do you know its Iceland? Not trying to challenge you I'm just wondering how you could tell.
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.
Stefán Örvar Sigmundsson pratar du sverige?
Allamo Allende Jag talar nu engelska, isländska och spanska.
Stefán Örvar Sigmundsson använde du google översätt?
Through it's so small country, it's environment so marvelous🥰
Love andorra from Bangladesh 🇧🇩
This video has more viewers than all Andorra population
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.
Then there's carcassonne but that airport is sucky 😂
IVE been to Andorra to ski it’s the most beautiful country I’ve seen
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! 🇦🇩❤🇦🇿
Andorra Dora Dora the explora
I literally sung this at the start of the video 😂😂😂
Jessica Sebastião wow
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
Andorra has the only national flag with a cow on it.
+Mark Goodair 2 cows!
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.
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!
Rule number one don't sort people and blame mass for politics.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Andorra♡♡♡
amo ela muito
nem acredito que finalmente encontrei um video explicando sobre ela
thank you
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... 🤦♂️
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.
+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.
+Chito Ganchito it still exists in Catalonia but it has almost disappeared in France.
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.
I believe Aranese is related to Occitan. It's spoken in the Aran valley which is in northwest Catalonia.
@@brtmn7902 there are still tons of speakers in france they're just really spread out in the population
bro thank you so much for your videos. geography was always boring to me & now after watching your videos i'm super interested
i went to Andorra when I was 8 and it was amazing :) ....only for a day cuz i had Spain + 1 day andorra tour
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.
I find this channel incredibly useful. SUBSCRIBED!!! lol. Great vids!
Thanks dude! Share the channel if you want! haha
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.
Yeah that is true. I am from Andorra and when I go skiing there lots of Argentinian instructors!
Nice, I didn't know that! Well, the more you know!
omg someone made an amazing vid about Andorra :o
I’m from Andorra but long time not been there , I miss you 🇦🇩:((
You should email Asa. He is updating this video.
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.
***** Ναι, είσαι σωστός. Είναι διαφορετικά αλλά μου αρέσει και οι δύο!
+Néstor Majnó Gústame ese galego que falas con letras gregas xD Saúdos dende Vigo!
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 :)
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
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
I am binge watching this channel
Is anybody else bothered by the way he pronounces Cyprus?
Daeron II Targaryen Yep, I would go as far to say it made me angry...
It didn't make me ANGRY. But I did have to shake my head a little.
+Daeron II Targaryen Sipris? Yep. Agreed.
+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.
+Daeron II Targaryen Im Turkish Cypriot and we pronounce it "Kib-ris" OR "Si-Prus"
I visited Andorra in April of 2023. It wasn't hard to get in at all! It is a 3.5hr bus ride from Barcelona and it costs 36€ for a round-trip ticket. It is really beautiful and I was able to get by with Spanish and I barely noticed a difference between the Spanish accent in Andorra and in Barcelona. I only spent a few hours in the capital before going back to Barcelona and eventually to Madrid. I got to see the Guardia Civil stop a couple of guys bringing in too much tobacco into the European Union. One thing that has changed since the upload of this videa is the EU roaming policy. It does not apply to Andorra. Near the borders with Spain and France (including the town of El Pas de la Casa) there is signal from the Spanish and French networks. But in the capital, you will have to pay extortionste fees for roaming, even with an Andorran SIM card. Luckily, there is city-wide WiFi in the capital provided by Andorra Telcom. I miss Andorra and really want to go back! It is one of my favourite countries 🇦🇩
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As an Andorran you shoul do an update!!! LOVE your work
@@prolifelatterdaysaint0000 We live with animals like everyone else, there are wild animals, domestic animals and humans.
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
Lol.
Hello, I really like the way you explain your videos and have so much enthusiasm. I can't believe that Andorra has only 2% of fertile land and that Andorra is ruled by two different princes. Good luck in your future videos!!
I love Andorra...best micronation ever.
I always loved the background jazz music 😊
Iceland, micro? Dude, haha, Iceland is not small, only it's population.
A micronation is not a small nation, it's micro in that not many countries recognise its legitimacy
NebulaGFx Haha that is so wrong mate. Every nation in the world recognise Iceland as a soverign state.
FrasierCraft well thats just what he said in the video,
NebulaGFx Ye I know man, but if you check up the list of micronations, Iceland is not there.
FrasierCraft but thats what hghe sid in the video, not me
These videos are really great, we can't wait to see more.
You can enter Andorra from France and for free.
+M94 Production it's free too
You come from Spain, it's free too.
I don't get why it would be paying, I go there several times a year
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.
absolutely
gordn ramsi that’s wrong, you cannot freely move, you need passport to entry
Mr. History channel has a nice, short video on Andorra's history.
Greetings to Andorra from Algeria 🇩🇿
I currently there. Full of noisy Spanish people. Skiing is great stuff is really cheap in the shops.lovely landscape. Water tastes great.
Opera GX Village
I’d love to visit Andorra someday! Sending love to Andorra from China 🇨🇳❤️🇦🇩
I'm catalan and i feel injured because you speak catalan like it was french.
+alberto rosales Better than speaking it like it were Spanish. No?
Once you have your independence, the world will take notice of the Catalan/Valencian language.
Yes but Andorra is independent and oficial languate is catalá.
+Reuven Goldstein (Smart) I'm sorry to break it to you (and Alberto), but Catalan independence is never gonna happen. And it's a Catalan/Spaniard telling you this. But yeah, it is true that Catalan is the official language. Valencian is recognised as an entirely autonomous language, though.
+Lertic why wont it happend?
+alberto rosales I speak Català and cringed at how he said La Seu d'Urgell too. Anyway, if anyone speaks Portuguese, I recommend caution when watching the Brasil video as well. Barby's attempts of pronouncing place names are painful to hear.
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 😂😂
Andorrable?
Hi I am from andorra and I actually liked you video!! Good job!
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!
Great job!! Hoping for more! Really interesting!
The background piano music, though lovely, was so distracting I switched off.
Hello guys, thanks for the videos. Everything is so good but the music! It hurts my brain to watch several videos in the row
Finally, I'm going to Andorra, tomorrow 😁
How was it??
@@krateproductions4872
I really liked it, they have a nice ridgeway and a beautifil spa. I also recommend it if you like shopping, because more ore less the whole country is dutyfree. 😁
Do you plan to go there?
James Stuart I wanted to but then COVID came.
@@krateproductions4872 That's sad, but there will be a chance in the future, whan we've finally crushed that virus...
Great video. Very informative. I met 3 Spanish-speaking Andorrans for the first time, in Miami today. Had to look up the country. Would be nice to visit the tiny country if I ever make it to Spain.
4:30 San Marino is a co-principality too
No
It’s not..
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…
they use to have a king who was Russian immigrant back in the therties, I'm not kidding
Yes, Boris Skossirev 😂😂
He was lithuanian
Now this is an oldie, can’t say I have watched it before, one of these days I will have to do the whole circuit from the start, lol.
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.
+DallasHammster I think he meant to say microstate, which would've been the correct term to use.
+Doommagic Yes that is what he meant.
His little mistake
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.
LOVE THIS. CHANNEL!
Favourite place of spanish youtubers
Wow. Andorra is smaller than my district.
Dude, I'm from Andorra n I loved the video. Congrats!