The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Columbia Encyclopedia World Factbook American Heritage Coll. Drained by the Valira River, Andorra comprises several high mountain valleys.
Highways link the country with Spain and France.
1 Andorra is administratively divided into seven districts. Catalan is the official language, although Spanish and French are also spoken. Most of the population is Roman Catholic. Until the 1950s, farming, woodcutting, and smuggling were the main occupations. Trade is duty-free and lack of taxation is attractive to foreign investment.