Long isolated and impoverished, mountainous Andorra has achieved considerable prosperity since World War II through its tourist industry. Many immigrants (legal and illegal) are attracted to the thriving economy with its lack of income taxes. A conference this week (29 June ) in Andorra organised by the United Nations World Tourism Organization said that as political turmoil continues to spread across North Africa and other parts of the Arab world, countries in Southern Europe are drawing more visitors and witnessing a rebound in tourism. A delegate stated, ‘The events in North Africa will accelerate a recovery that was already underway thanks to price cuts.’ However they were not to consider this period of improvement as evidence of what the future will look like because when countries become more democratic, they tend to get more tourist-friendly and next year could in fact see a reversal, when Egypt and others bounce back with aggressive approaches on pricing, and Andorra and other countries could then lose out. See also http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/andorra.htm