The principal industry is tourism, although the country also earns foreign income from being a tax-haven. Furniture and brandies are local products.
Andorra la Vella is located in the south west of Andorra, at the confluence of two mountain streams. Located at an Altitude of 1409 m , it is a high capital and popular ski resort. Its climate is Alpine with cold winters and warm, drier summers. Temperatures range from an average of around -1 °C in January and 20 °C in July ; rainfall is at 808 mm a year.
Surprisingly for a capital city, it is three hours drive from the nearest airports, at Toulouse, Girona, Perpignan and Barcelona. This is a result of its small population size and highly mountainous terrain. It has no train station either, with a bus service linking the city to the French station at L'Hospitalet, which has mainline services to Paris.