I discovered Andorra on a map when I was a child in the 1960's. I was fascinated with it and wrote the tourist office and the government on how to immigrate. You can't imagine how excited I was to receive a great big fat envelope stuffed full with exotic brochures and information. I wrote them again when I was in grade 8 and was treated to another bundle of excellent material and used all of it for a world geography school project. I still have the postage stamps. Despite my getting up there in age, Andorra is still on my wish list of places to visit before I can't. It holds a very special place in my heart. Love from 🇨🇦

@ronprice1819

2 жыл бұрын

This made me remember writing a letter to Ross Perot in 1995 I believe. His campaign wrote me back and I was very excited. Wish I still had the letter. Much different things but I think related in a way that it's something about underdogs or oddities or extremes that always interested me. As well I always loved looking at maps. I don't know why but I have always been fascinated with them. And all my life studied them.

@johnsamurphy

2 жыл бұрын

Go visit!

@rickihosein

2 жыл бұрын

Now, I'm gonna write go them, cause I want a package full of stuff!!!😊

@michaeldelisieux

2 жыл бұрын

Why Andorra exists? Because every house needs a laundry room?!

@amusliminusa

2 жыл бұрын

You must really andore it

I’m from and live in Andorra, I’m so tired of explaining to people the country even exists, I’m so glad to see an actual video of the country and it’s history.

@owusuagyemanmaxwell2407

2 жыл бұрын

Hello I wanna to come there please can i connect to you for more if u do mind

@Saucyakld

2 жыл бұрын

Never heard of it and I am keen on geography! Stupid eh! Mind you, I live in New Zealand and lots of people say Where? They have not got a clue!

@riclindsey329

2 жыл бұрын

...Having traveled the world,,Spain and France included,, I've got to say that I'd never heard of it until this video...

@DENVEROUTDOORMAN

2 жыл бұрын

I created Andorra and once we invade Spain France and Portugal, the world will know of us

@mexicoxv2236

2 жыл бұрын

oh relax you are not the only small country in this planet, andorra exist to fiscal evasion, everyones knows it

"And the Andorran government was turning into a more autonomous organism" *The mitochondria is the powerhouse of Andorra*

@dabtican4953

3 жыл бұрын

I see you everywhere, we both use KZread too much

@realhawaii5o

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Avery. I see you in every channel I watch. Have you ever noticed me? It seems we have the same interests for years.

@susanlegeza7562

3 жыл бұрын

J

@icedteacatfish

3 жыл бұрын

:0

As a 'gap year' 19 year old traveling Canadian during 1970, i enjoyed several days in Andorra 🇦🇩 during a six month grand tour of about 20 countries and principalities. We traveled in a red and white VW MICROBUS with 23 windows and a sunroof! Our main motivation to visit Andorra, besides the expected beautiful Pyreneeian mountain beauty, was the country's duty free status. We wanted to buy cassette tapes of the rock music of the day and a tape recorder to play them on. ...and so we did! Besides hooking it up to the van's electrical system and having music for the remainder of the trip, we later made an original musical recording. It featured percussion using our camper van's cooking utensils, humming vocals, and the Hitachi tape player's packing materials being rubbed against the condensation on the hotbox windows. Outside the International Youth Hostel in the former 1960 Olympic Village in Rome, "The Non-Electric Styrofoam Midnight Wally-Bus Band" recorded their only ''hit single entitled (sp?) "Coinyo con Frito"! 🇪🇸 Ah, the smokey memories of the 60s, Man! ANDORRA ROCKS!!! 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦

Andorran people after ww2:" Wait, there are more nations than just France and Spain?"

@omargerardolopez3294

3 жыл бұрын

"Imma go do more frens now"

@loofus9133

3 жыл бұрын

You mean WW1

@nereal.9062

3 жыл бұрын

More like, in 1957 "Oh damnit, we're still in war with Germany since they forgot about us in the peace Treaty of Versailles from WWI" xD

@retroand

2 жыл бұрын

@@nereal.9062 Sorry, that's a hoax. A very extended one but still a hoax. I was disappointed when I found it... Still, funny to tell. I got another good one from the 80s when there was a wave of histeria: many people were claiming Govern was filling helicopters with adders and releasing them on the peaks - could you imagine that?

@cortwill4085

Жыл бұрын

WHAT!U DON'T KNOW!😯

I’ve been visiting and living in many countries around the world, and I’ve been in Andorra 🇦🇩 twice but there are no countries like Andorra for tidiness, beautiful building designs, lovely and friendly people, fresh and clear atmosphere. You just can’t imagine how beautiful is that country.

@PurrfectMedia

2 жыл бұрын

United States of America

@darwinstravel3646

2 жыл бұрын

@Matthew Neddeau That's right Singapore is a nice country but can't be compared to Andorra because in Andorra you can't find homeless, druggies, and beggars at all.

@darwinstravel3646

2 жыл бұрын

@@PurrfectMedia USA is a great and beautiful country and it has plenty of things of good and bad as well, but I'm talking only about the good ones.

@PurrfectMedia

2 жыл бұрын

America is huge though so much diversity and beauty. I don’t think you could experience everything even if you spent your whole life traveling it. I see what you’re saying though. I’d love to visit Andorra one day ❤️ and Australia

@PurrfectMedia

2 жыл бұрын

@@darwinstravel3646 just saw your video on it too 🔥 incredibly beautiful

I'd like to play a strategy game and pick Andorra and attempt to take over the whole world!

@HamzaAli-ie3hc

3 жыл бұрын

Game name plz

@ludbamaha3406

3 жыл бұрын

@@HamzaAli-ie3hc hoi4 try that game

@Fierysaint1

3 жыл бұрын

@@ludbamaha3406 Europa Universalis 4 would be my best guess. Probably need a modded version. If anyone knows let me know.

@jonahexe8083

3 жыл бұрын

Age of history 2 is pretty good as well

@hatless_spider

3 жыл бұрын

Closest you're going to get is Luxembourg in Hearts of Iron 4

I think Andorra exists as a nation for the sole purpose of having a banking system, in which billionaires from all over Europe - and the whole world, as well - can put their money in, without being taxed for It. The same goes to Monaco, San Marino, and other small nations around the world

@jonglewongle3438

3 жыл бұрын

Correct. Its a tax evasion enterprise.

@lay-2356

3 жыл бұрын

Is this the tldr of the video? Lol

@skepticRN

3 жыл бұрын

They exist to prevent other nations from robbing people.

@carlosreid51

2 жыл бұрын

I believe it and a few other political reasons

@cristinapantebre1167

2 жыл бұрын

Hi. coming from an Andorran citizen, this is completely false. please inform yourself before saying this kind of things!

I've been to Andorra, it's a beautiful country with very interesting history

I am so glad you showed the change in kingdoms around its borders it gives us a better understanding thank you

Andorra: exists Knowledgia and History Matters: *But why?*

@CrazyBunny444

3 жыл бұрын

You want to conquer it and don't want to do the mistake of Nepollean

@Internationalcalculusdobo

3 жыл бұрын

Why north korea is exist

@jacobkobald1753

3 жыл бұрын

Can u imagine buddy was literally Kim Jong-un hiding in plain sight? Lol I mean there is only like a hundred websites on the North Korean internet. Must get boring

@Anurag-xb5wx

3 жыл бұрын

Dominos burger

@bmjv77

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, but why Great Leader?!

I was lucky enough to go skiing in Andorra 6 years ago it was really amazing

@rakiahbaker5589

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

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@Steinmannz

3 жыл бұрын

No

@imperiumCirca41

3 жыл бұрын

Pin the comment you Idbdiebejebebhrhdyxychebrbfhd

@omargerardolopez3294

3 жыл бұрын

@@Steinmannz As a the noted Platon once said: "No"

@tesla2be922

2 жыл бұрын

Hi am from Ghana. Nice piece. How do one relocate to Andorra?

@tesla2be922

2 жыл бұрын

Hello am from Ghana. What are the steps involved to relocate and work in Andorra?

Last week my bf and I drove to andorra. Reminds me a little of Switzerland with its pastures, mountains and lovely houses. It is as clean as my country Germany and people are less obnoxious than Spanish people. Everybody minding their own business, no yelling, no noises. I felt like home after 4 years in Valencia 🤣

@catolicosubditodelrey4287

2 жыл бұрын

Das ist mir wurst

@jcsfc2842

2 жыл бұрын

Obnoxious?

I had no idea there was a town in Spain (Llivia), competely surrounded by France, just to the east of Andorra, until watching this video and then doing some research afterwards.

@ricardbarnes6122

Жыл бұрын

A few centuries ago, it was part of the Principality of Catalonia, like Perpignan and its surrounding territories.

I went to Andorra a few years ago. Spectacular scenery and fascinating romanesque churches.

Andorra exists so that Spanish KZreadrs can avoid taxes.

@shahrulamar5358

3 жыл бұрын

😃😃😃

@nereal.9062

3 жыл бұрын

They don't avoid taxes but pay less taxes in Andorra compared to what they have to pay in Spain! Same happens with businesses that decide to go to other countries for tax purposes.

@Clvd

2 жыл бұрын

They came here in Andorra to evoid spanish people bro..

@seanpatrick1243

2 жыл бұрын

@@Clvd Yeah, that's not it. The majority of them are whinging about how isolated they feel and that they miss Spain.

@shahrulamar5358

2 жыл бұрын

@@nereal.9062 That is why Spanish footballers were paid very high salary. ⚽⚽⚽

As Andorrian myself I appreciate You taking about the history of my country It’s so underrated

@truthseekerBVC

3 жыл бұрын

Hey what languages can you speak?

@thewhovianhippo7103

3 жыл бұрын

@@truthseekerBVC I'm guessing Catalonian

@rakiahbaker5589

3 жыл бұрын

Hello from the US 🇺🇸 ✨ 💕

@truthseekerBVC

3 жыл бұрын

@@thewhovianhippo7103 I don't think there are any young people who speak only Catalan...

@thewhovianhippo7103

3 жыл бұрын

@@truthseekerBVC shame oh well I guess I have to remember never to trust Wikipedia

Interesting video, good job as usual :)

Andorra for a country so small everyone sure likes to drive fast. Beautiful and friendly country where the official language is Catalan and my Catalan wife says it doesn't seem like another different country. Strangly enough there is an unguarded border with Catalonia and when we were driving the back roads of Andorra we ended up in Os de Civis, Catalonia without realizing we left Andorra. Driving back there is a change of pavement and a small sign that mentions this.

Andorran Empire 😎

@alatisangelvs

3 жыл бұрын

And the emperor is el Rubius

@retroand

2 жыл бұрын

@@alatisangelvs Nope, he's Spanish.

So I finally broke and purchased an annual subscription for CuriosityStream.

So basically, Andorra is like a pet 🐕 adopted and raised by a couple of neighbors who take mutual custody of it.

@retroand

2 жыл бұрын

If a side intends to break in the other occupies until the conflict is over. Last century, French gendarmes protected us.

@cortwill4085

Жыл бұрын

Yeah! 😂

@gontrandjojo9747

Жыл бұрын

More like Andorra played the neighbourgs against each other to remain independant.

@anaibarangan4908

Жыл бұрын

Not pets, but definitely taken care of by both France and Spain.

@my_other_side473

Жыл бұрын

​@@anaibarangan4908 that basically what a Pet are.

Great video!

Hello. Just a detail, but Charles the Bald was Charlemagne grandson, not his son.

I stayed one night there while traveling from France to Barcelona. We arrived on Friday and the place was empty. Saturday is was packed with people coming from France to buy cheaper fuel and goods.

Good job!

Correction: Charles the Bald, was NOT Charlemagne's son, but grandson. Louis the Pious (814-840), was Emperor after the death of his father Charlemagne and when he died, the Empire broke in 3 pieces, among his 3 sons. Charles the Bald, the youngest of them, took the kingdom of West Francia (that included the Spanish March), which in time developed into the kingdom of France.

@hessen5498

3 жыл бұрын

Copied comment

@TheHistorychannel99

3 жыл бұрын

@@hessen5498 haha lol

@rogerhodges7656

2 жыл бұрын

I don't knw that it applies to Charles the Bald but, in old English, "bald" means white headed. As in bald eagle.

Hiked there in 1975 and camped we had been fruit picking in Norfolk before going there , met up with others from England and it was an adventure of a lifetime. Those were the days

The Onion: *"U.S. Shocked that Andorra is not in Africa."*

@badhrihari1705

3 жыл бұрын

I saw it a few days ago

@notlucas6859

3 жыл бұрын

honestly andorra does sound like it would be a country in africa (going off if you had no idea any country existed besides the US and canada)

@diegoflores9237

3 жыл бұрын

The name andorra sounds western european, doesnt sound anything like an african name

@paulluka2029

3 жыл бұрын

Ever heard of a country called Angola

Nice video. I would be interested to see how there is that speck of Spanish territory entirely surrounded by French territory just east to Andorra.

@SertoriusMagnus

2 жыл бұрын

That’s Llivia, a part of the Cerdanya, another territory of the old County of Urgell and later of Foix. The Cerdanya has been for centuries in dispute between France and Spain, remaining mostly the Lower Cerdanya with Llivia in Catalonia, Spain, and the Upper Cerdanya in the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales. Llivia didn’t go to France in the treaty of the Pyrenees of 1659 (right after the war between Spain and France in the context of the Thirty Years War), because it didn’t have its autonomy only by the rights of the counts at the service of Charlemagne in the Marca Hispanica, but the also emperor Charles V (who also was king Charles I of Spain) had in the 16th century elevated the status of the city of Llivia to a privileged city under the personal sovereignty of the king of Spain (not having to pay taxes), as Cerdanya was by then part of Spain (in the Crown of Aragon), and that’s why the privilege was considered to supersede the one of the other and way older emperor Charlemagne, and it couldn’t be given to France under the same rights the rest of the cities were in the treaty. If the treatment of Charles V to Llivia had something to do with the love affair he had with Germaine of Foix, the attractive redhead and still young widow of his grandfather Ferdinand V of Castile (II of Aragon), it is still to be discovered…

Interesting & fascinating! Thanks!

"Foix" is not pronounced "fouah" but "foeesh". It's Catalan/Occitan. Not French.

@charlestaylor8566

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a nice little town , been there twice , 2005 and 2015 , we were on driving holiday in 2005 and went to a show about the Cathers , it was in the dark using projectors to show images on to the castle walls , it was great even though we couldn’t speak French , we were staying near another lovely small town ,Mirpoix .

@flawyerlawyertv7454

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info. 😃

Am hearing this Nation for the first time Thanks for the detailed information provided We appreciate

09:01 and now we need a video about that tiny "island" of Spanish border gore, please. just a mistake on the map? or something weird?

@rubenzito19

3 жыл бұрын

It is the Catalan town of Llívia, a very tiny exclave surrounded by France. Look up it's history, it is pretty interesting!

@marticabre286

3 жыл бұрын

In 1659 by the Treaty of the Pyrenees, Spain gave a good chunk of Catalonia to France. Llívia was spared because the treaty provided for the transfer of villages and Llívia had the status of town, given by Charles V in 1528. It was annexed by Napoleon along with the rest of Catalonia but given back to Spain with the triumph of the absolutist monarchies.

Good video. My ancestors were from Andorra,Canaries island and some parts of Madrid. I’ll love to visit those places

Andorra and Switzerland forever!

Excellent Report! For Andorra to exist all this time in one form or another is a tribute to its flexibility even if it had little choice at the time events took place. Now I need to watch the show on Luxembourg! Happy Trails

Has anyone mentioned the principality of Genovia, as featured in "The Princess Diaries"? Its location is right where Andorra is.

Very nice history about tiny country of Andorra independente Estados

I've heard of Andorra being a country but had no clue where it was or anything else about it. Interesting!

Great for skiing !

Neutral is the key to surviving for the small country. 50/50 on everything. Good or bad.

Great video but I have one correction. Charles the bald was the grandson of Charlemagne not son.

Sandwiched between two great powers who ruled the world once that is really impressive staying still alive.

@retroand

2 жыл бұрын

That's really the trick that made it work!

This was a great commercial for Curiosity Stream...I didn't wait around for the rest.

Great to finally find out how an why Andora came about. Thanks for sharing guys Paul 14.54 gmt Uk cheers

Did no one else notice he said "Chalemagne" like Timothy Chalamet, instead of "Charlemagne"? Just a nitpick. Love your stuff, Knowledgia.

@CHALETARCADE

3 жыл бұрын

Did no one else notice you said "Timothy" instead of "Timotée"? Just a nitpick.

I've live here now with my family... thanks for info.

Nice video.

It was an attempt to become the smallest country in the world and get Guinness record, but they didn't notice Vatican.

I would hate to see Andora dissolved. I'm sure the mere suggestion is greatly offensive to the citizens who live there. I don't see Monaco or the Vatican being disolved any time soon. This was a interesting history.

@Minibertis

2 жыл бұрын

Obviously we ain’t happy about ppl saying that we are in a very good place and even a high class community

@Minibertis

2 жыл бұрын

There isn’t a singular homeless man in the whole country

Went there on a road trip with parents many years ago. The ‘70s I think. I still remember because it was a dark and stormy night. Seriously. A mountain storm rolled in and I was scared as a young kid. We ended up following this obviously local, decrepit old van up the mountain to the border. They didn’t let him through, the engine was exposed and was burning oil. He guided us up the pass though.

@lydiaanderson6785

2 жыл бұрын

@Hello Grey how are you doing?

Merci, i live in Toulouse close to Andorre and didn't knew his History

Good work admirable your videos are full of knowledge I appreciate your work well done

Wow I just found out about this country Andorra. I think I want to explore.

A great place to ski and the clubs are unique.

Good video

I discovered Andorra when I traveled to Barcelona, Spain 3 years ago. I booked a little tourist tour by bus visiting 3 countries in a day. It was beautiful, green and the people were very friendly. A nice bonus is that we got to have our passports stamped. Interesting uncertain fact, according to the tour guide: the only way a foreigner can become a citizen is my marriage. I don’t know how true that is tho🤔

@retroand

2 жыл бұрын

It is not that way or at least not the only one. 25 years living there plus an exam on local culture, an accelerated version is when at 16 years old if one has been through the local educative system. Or you could marry an Andorran and that's fine. Losing nationality is easier than getting it. Andorran nationality requires exclusivity so when you acquire it, you must drop the previous one.

@alexanderreyes2768

2 жыл бұрын

Did you get your passport stamped when re-entering Spain? I am interested in going to Andorra and am wondering how passport control is when entering and leaving Andorra. I have a US passport

@Amadorkz

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexanderreyes2768 No we did not get our passports stamped returning to Spain. But then again i dont remember getting it stamped either when we travelled to Germany a few days later🤔

Very interesting piece of history. Appreciate the fact that someone was willing to do the research and and then take the time to share it with others.

Nice video! Could you make one for Liechtenstein?

I feel so good to know about the history of Andorra as a Nation when i am in Andorra at the moment 9n Vacation ... Hola ☺️

TY 😊

Im from Andorra good video !! 👍

@OriolAndorra

2 жыл бұрын

Visca Andorra !! VIRTUS UNITA FORTIOR !!!

Catalan is the official language.

Amazing

In 1959, Andorra made peace with Germany in order to be able to accommodate German holidaymakers. Because the mountain people were still waging war against Kaiser Wilhelm: "At the Treaty of Versailles," Andorra's ex-Prime Minister Caerat complained, "they asked us to forget."

I went to Andorra in 2001 and loved the people and the general feel of the place. In short I loved it :)

Gotta love all these catalonian names pronunced in english

A few facts about Andorra Official language is Català not Spanish It's a duty free shopping heaven despite being in the mountains It's like a little Switzerland where you can go and hide your money You can't buy property there unless you're Andorran or super rich. Interestingly just down the road inside France is a town called Llivia which belongs to Spain but no one Speaks Spanish, they only Speak Català

@hugogauthierdiet3800

2 жыл бұрын

Hum some of these few facts are completely false and I know become I’m Andorran. First of all Andorra isn’t like Switzerland, we’re not a country where you can hide your money because the government is fighting against it since the beginnings of the century, because we don’t want to have this image. Secondly, everyone can buy a property here in Andorra, because we’ve already welcomed some refugees from around the world and some of them have a property here, the only thing is that the real estate is quite expensive in function of the zone of the country where you wanna live.

For the same reasons as monte carlo, Luxembourg, san remo , and or they couldn't decide which royal families duchy they were because they were intermarried with both.

To think there's ranches here in Australia much larger in area, Anna Creek the largest is 24,000km2

🇦🇩 wow this is the Flag of Andorra state. love from Philippines 🇵🇭 buenos dias amigos.

@kingleo7281

3 жыл бұрын

@Question Everything Trip lang namin

@Ken-sr6eo

2 жыл бұрын

@Question Everything So ang tingin mo sa flag ng pilipinas emoji lang? Ang yabang nyo di porket maliit at mahina lang bansa natin ang baba ng tingin mo saamin

See I'll tell you how Andorra became a thing Baguette pen + tomatoes= Andorra

I didn’t know of this until I watched this video

I am more intrigued by that yellow spot beside it. I looked it up and it really is a tiny speck of Spain surrounded by France. It is where the town of Llivia is.

Well done on Lleida pronunciation

@degstoll

8 ай бұрын

But he butchered everything else 😭

"Shall-a-mane"..... face palm

@54032Zepol

3 жыл бұрын

Aaayyeee! Yeuh!yeuh! 🕺

@termeownator

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a Rockbusters answer

@robertpalermo7750

3 жыл бұрын

This is not the first instance. He mispronounces a lot of names, I noticed.

@omargerardolopez3294

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cjnw Yes, because we all know that the only people who complain are the ones born between the 40s and 60s

@solwen

3 жыл бұрын

"Ger -maine" ...

Wow.. andorra has the best survival history as nation.. and they know how to manage things esp if ur neighboring nations are so big, hundred times bigger..

@retroand

2 жыл бұрын

And with no army

Please make a video about Llivia, Ceuta and Melilla. As usual this video is superb! Thanks.

Wow. My mistake. I thought you were going to talk about a rug 😊😂😂

I have been to Andorra and I loved the place. Will plan on it for my next vacation. Cheap cigs and booze...actually saw cigarette machines everywhere

It looked like from zoomed in map of Andorra, there is an even smaller section on Spain near the border that is completely surrounded by France. That must be an interesting story too and should make a good video.

@retroand

2 жыл бұрын

That's called Llívia and it's another border anomaly (by saying anomaly I don't mean it's something bad, just that it's not some boring line and that's all).

That mountainous region between France and Spain held out against the Roman Empire for quite some time ...mountains full of rebels aren't easy to conquer ...like Afghanistan

@carymnuhgibrilsamadalnasud1222

Жыл бұрын

Wow

I never knew about Andora till now.

2:02 "shallowmange" 😂

Great to know

Hello beautiful, they speak Catalán. Saludos

I love microstates, they seem so much healthier than most big countries.

@ramiromen6595

3 жыл бұрын

@other wise some are, true, but places like the Faroe Islands aren't (if that doesn't fit the category of microstate i apologise for the mistake, maybe i didn't use the term well)

@DB-yf9zj

3 жыл бұрын

Liechtenstein is an armpit.

Anyone who follows alpine ski racing knows about Andorra, as the FIS World Cup finals have been hosted there twice, 2019 and 2023. I think there have been occasional regular season World Cup Races there in the past, but I can't think of any dates off hand.

Es l'únic país del món on el català és llengua oficial.

Hello, I m from Andorra, please take a new look to our history… we never be invaded by France, only 11 french police come to andorra to sofocate a “ revolution”and remember, we are one of the oldest contries of the word having too the newest constitution

nice videos in your channel. I suggest two things. 1.the narration is too fast now. I am slowing the video down 2. also it would be great when u list out the events if you could list out the reason for the even would be very much involving and interesting

Actually the entire history of Andorra meets its culmination with the development of my COMMENCAL meta power ebike.

personally i think leaders or constitutions (groups of people with declarations) having good virtues having the power and capability to sustain themselves with no interference from their neighbors can function very effectively for the peoples living in such regions---Singapore, Luxembourg, Belgium, HK, Monaco, Macau, etc....

One of the million dollar questions.

@kinggreekrice2639

3 жыл бұрын

Wtf 😂

There is Monaco, Lichtenstein, San Marino...The Vatican is pretty small too and many other small nations so why not ?

I literally just moved here from paris yesterday and thought it was france never knew it was its own country 🤣

Smal european states: reasons for existing back then: feudalism and/or just the big players ignored them. Reasons for existing today, off shore banking and being a tax heaven.

Could you update the video to include Andorra becoming independent again in 1814? It was very confusing when watching this video to hear that Andorra was annexed by France then hear about World War 1 in the context of an independent country. I had to look up the history on Wikipedia to confirm that Andorra was actually independent again at that time.