1970s in Andorra

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1970s in Andorra:

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295 vehicles recorded per 1000 inhabitants, ranking Andorra fourth in the world in its automobile/population ratio. [4]
Andorra's legislative assembly is reordered, ending the establishment of new letterbox enterprises by foreigners, thus effectively halting Andorra's function as a corporate tax haven. [6]
The National Library of Andorra is founded in Andorra la Vella [8]
May 14 -Andorra is accepted as a member of the world Olympic movement. [2]
The National Archives of Andorra is founded in Andorra la Vella. [8]

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  2. 1 2 Augustin, Byron (January 2009). Andorra . Marshall Cavendish. p.  108. ISBN   978-0-7614-3122-0 . Retrieved 22 February 2011.
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  4. ↑ Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations: Europe. Worldmark Press : distributed in the U.S.A. and Canada by Wiley. January 1976. pp. 9–11. ISBN   978-0-471-74833-5 . Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  5. ↑ Europa Publications Limited (1975). The Europa year book. Europa Publications. ISBN   9780905118192 . Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  6. ↑ Langer, Marshall J. (1979). Practical international tax planning. Practising Law Institute. p. 317. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  7. ↑ Vaccaro, Ismael; Beltran, Oriol (2010). Social and ecological history of the Pyrenees: state, market, and landscape. Left Coast Press. p. 183. ISBN   978-1-59874-613-6 . Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  8. 1 2 Worldmark encyclopedia of the nations . Gale Research. 1995. p.  15. ISBN   978-0-8103-9883-2 . Retrieved 22 February 2011.
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  10. ↑ "A Concise History of Andorra". Medinnus. Archived from the original on 28 January 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  11. ↑ Zartman, I. William (31 July 2002). Power and Negotiation. University of Michigan Press. p. 112. ISBN   978-0-472-08907-9 . Retrieved 22 February 2011.


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