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Breaking-News >> TodayHistory On 28 July 1993, Andorra joined the United Nations
Thirty-two years ago today, on July 28, 1993 (June 10, 1993 lunar calendar), Andorra joined the United Nations. The Principality of Andorra (ThePrincipalityofAndorra). Located at the junction of France and Spain in southwest Europe, it is a landlocked country. It has a mountainous climate, with an average annual temperature of 9.9 ° C. It covers an area of 468 square kilometers. Population 81,222. Its head of state is French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Joan Enrique Vives, the bishop of Ujer, Spain. They are both heads of state, called the two duchies. There are no railways, only roads. There is a private helicopter airport. Andorra has no national currency. Foreign exchange is freely convertible. In early 2001, Angola unilaterally declared the euro as one of its currencies. Since January 1, 2002, the euro has been used as the payment currency. On July 1, 1991, Andorra joined the European Customs Union. Andorra implements a low tax system and does not levy income tax. It is known as a "tax-free paradise". Andorra has no defense budget. Government revenue is mainly derived from taxes on imports and banks, indirect taxes on products such as petroleum, and through the issuance of postage stamps. The social insurance system was established between 1966 and 1968 to provide insurance benefits or pensions for the sick, the elderly, and laborers. 65% of the population lives in cities, with an average monthly salary of 1,700 euros. Before Andorra's independence in 1993, foreign relations were managed by Spain and France. Since then, independent foreign relations have been gradually established and developed. On June 3, 1993, Andorra signed a cooperation agreement with France and Spain. France and Spain announced that they recognized Andorra as a sovereign state and established diplomatic relations with it. On July 28 of the same year, Andorra joined the United Nations and later joined the International Telecommunication Union, the International Labour Organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the World Health Organization, the World Intellectual Property Organization, the World Tourism Organization, the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the International Civil Aviation Organization and other international and regional organizations. Signed the European Social Contract Treaty. In addition, it also attends relevant meetings of the European Union from time to time. Angola pursues a policy of peace and good-neighborliness, and focuses on developing relations with Spain, France and the European Union countries. In 2005, Angola was admitted as a member of the Ibero-American Summit. In October, Prime Minister Pintat attended the 15th Ibero-American Summit held in Spain. At present, Angola has signed diplomatic agreements with about 80 countries in the world, but so far it has only established embassies and permanent representative offices in Spain, Britain, France, the United States, Belgium and Strasbourg. It has sent ambassadors to Spain, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the United States, Canada, the Vatican and the European Union. Evaluation: On June 29, 1994, Andorra officially established diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level with our country. My ambassador to Spain also serves as ambassador to Andorra, and the two countries do not have embassies in each other. Since January 1, 2007, Angola has officially become a destination country for outbound tourism organized by Chinese citizens. According to Chinese customs statistics, the bilateral trade volume between China and Angola in 2007 was 717,000 US dollars, basically all of which were exported by China. News raw data sources → https://www.abtool.cn/today_detail/1kb9.html 17WorldNews[2025.09.27-13:45] 访问:72
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