Two Quaint Republics, Andorra and San Marino

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. I recall a miniature republic lost in a corner of the Pyrenees, said Napoleon Bonaparte. Yet Andorra exists as a fact of history. Few modern travellers on the great thoroughfare routes of Spain and France pause to seek the tiny strong hold Of liberty, entrenched amidst a rampart of rocks and encircling mountains. Situated in a nook Of the southern Slopes of the Pyrenees, with an area of one hundred and fifty square miles, it has been an independent state since the latter part of the Eighth Century.