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GEOGRAPHY

Area 468 sq.km. In the heart of the Pyrenean mountains between France and Spain.

Most growth is through immigration.

Capital Andorra la Vella 23,000. Urbanites 63%.

PEOPLES

European 97.5%. Andorran 15,750; Spanish 34,600; Portuguese 8,450; French 5,300.

Other 2.5%.

Literacy near 100%. Official Language Catalan. All languages 3. Languages with Scriptures 3Bi.

ECONOMY

A duty-free tax haven. Surrounded by EU, but not part of it. Wealthy through tourism (6 million visitors annually). Most employment derives from the tourist industry. Public debt 10.4% of GDP. Income/person $18,790 (60% of USA).

POLITICS

Self-governing co-principality since 1278; nominally ruled by the French President and Spanish bishop of Urgel. Since 1993 Andorra has had its own constitution, judiciary and foreign policy.

RELIGION

Official freedom of religion since 1993. The Catholic Church remains the established church.

Missionaries to Andorra:
P,I,A 2 in 1 agency: USA 2.
C 8.

Challenges for Prayer

1 Materialism holds Andorra in a tight grip. Once a smugglers' refuge, Andorra now attracts well-heeled tourists and international finance. Pray that the myth of fulfilment through materialism would be exposed for the lie that it is.

2 The occult is a stronghold in this beautiful principality. Most people consult mediums, seers, and astrologers for guidance and advice, usually at great financial cost. Few seek out priests of the majority Catholic Church. Ask God to break down these strongholds and to open the eyes of Andorrans and expatriates alike to see the light of the gospel.

3 Biblical Christianity is gaining a foothold, slowly but surely. There are now three evangelical churches when there were none a few years ago, and there are now some indigenous Andorran believers. This is a change from 5 years ago, when nearly all of the handful of Christians were expatriates. Praise God for the first-fruits of the harvest in Andorra, and ask that it may grow.

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