Long isolated and impoverished, mountainous Andorra has achieved considerable prosperity since World War II through its tourist industry. Many immigrants   (legal and illegal) are attracted to the thriving economy with its lack of income taxes. Andorra is a tiny ickle country wedged betwixt France and Spain, totalling 468 km². Consisting mainly of rugged mountains and narrow valleys, Andorrans live with cold snowy winters and long hot, dry summers. NS²

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