Europe’s microstates: the medieval monarchies that survive in our midst
San Marino is one of four microstates with very distinct constitutional arrangements. Shutterstock/kavalenkava
Continental Europe is home to four microstates with populations of between 30,000 and 80,000 people: Andorra, on the border between France and Spain; Liechtenstein, nestled between Switzerland and Austria; Monaco, which sits on the French Riviera; and San Marino, which is surrounded by northern Italy.
These states have existed since the medieval period and their tiny size has enabled...
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